Qualcomm Embedded DSP Software Engineer Staff 

United States, California, San Diego 

289216076

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

Qualcomm is looking for software engineers to develop embedded software for CPU and DSP processors and hardware engines comprising its SoC portfolio. In this role you will utilize your solid foundation in embedded software development, operating systems, and drivers to deploy platform software for complex multimedia and machine learning use cases running on our SoC’s. Candidates with Windows driver development experience are preferred.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Architect, design and develop multimedia frameworks across the processors available on the SoC.

• Develop high-performance system drivers for compute resources.

• Work closely with our global team to integrate, test, and commercially support our embedded software.

• Offsite and occasional onsite work with OEMs and Independent Software Vendors may be required

• Gathers, integrates, and interprets information across sub-systems from a variety of sources in order to troubleshoot issues and find solutions.

•Serves as a technical expert within area of focus.

• Identifies gaps in design, effort, etc., and closes the gaps.

• Identifies risks associated with designs, approaches, and other work efforts.

•Collaborates with others inside and outside of project team to accomplish project objectives.

•Solves complex technical problems that affect significant areas of product.

• Makes decisions based on incomplete, contradictory, and ambiguous requirements and information that affect policies and multiple teams in the software development process.

•Manages project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for larger projects.

•Acts as a tech lead on projects and owns the outcome of the project.

•Leads others with technical credibility.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• •Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.

• 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 3+ years of experience with Database Management Software.

• 3+ years of experience with API.

• 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.

• Programming in C/C++ Operating Systems and multi-threaded programming

• Hardware drivers

• Developing, debugging, profiling, and optimizing for embedded real-time environments.

• Inter-processor communications

• Computer architecture

• Multimedia software development experience on Android, Windows or Linux

• Shell/Python scripting

• Windows driver development using Windows Driver Frameworks (KMDF & UMDF) & Driver Module Framework

• Microsoft Compute Driver Model (MCDM) (or) Windows Display Driver Model(WDDM) miniport & user mode driver development.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range:

$126,000.00 - $189,000.00