Qualcomm Principal Software Architect 

United States, California 

805235358

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

Position: Software Architect

As a Software Architect, you will take on a technical leadership role within the product software team, working closely with cross-functional engineering teams, including SoC, software, firmware, and software product management. You will be responsible for designing a high-performance software stack and ensuring the successful, timely transition to production for our server products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in designing software & firmware for datacenter environments.

• Strong expertise in modern operating systems, ARM64 architectures, hypervisors, software security, software development methodologies & power/performance management

• Deep proficiency in Linux kernels, RAS, System Manageability, DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, and communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, and MDIO.

• Practical experience with in-lab debugging tools,

• Strong technical documentation skills and excellent written and verbal communication.

Good to have:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.

• 15+ years of experience in software development & design for datacenter environments.

• In-depth knowledge of datacenter architectures, OCP standards, SBSA, SBBR, Baseboard Management Controllers

• Proven track record in leading product development at major OEMs or CMs.

• Proven success in delivering solutions for hyperscale datacenters.

• Proven knowledge of Linux (and datacenter based distributions), Python, and C/C++.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Drive organization to the delivery of a world class server software stack for both internal teams and external customers.

• Collaborate with customers to guide and support the development of custom software solutions leveraging Qualcomm CPUs.

• Partner with internal teams, marketing, end-customers, OEMs, and suppliers to create software roadmaps and detailed requirement documentation.

• Provide high-level technical leadership, guidance, and oversight across all server software functions (system architecture, specification compliance, innovation, collaboration, documentation, etc.).

• Lead collaboration with industry partners on emerging technologies, including areas of modern operating system constructs, security, hypervisors, memory, storage, RAS, system manageability, networking, energy efficiency, and system disaggregation.

• Prepare and present clear and comprehensive technical documentation and reports tailored to the needs of stakeholders, including engineering teams, senior management, customers, and suppliers.

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.

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$211,800.00 - $317,800.00