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Engineer, Senior - Optimization

Job in San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92189, USA
Listing for: Nutanix
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-07
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Computer Science
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Engineer, Senior Staff - Performance Optimization

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:
Engineering Group >
Software Engineering

Job Overview

Qualcomm's QCT Automotive Software team is responsible for building embedded, next-generation system-on-chip solutions for Connected Infotainment segment as part of a Global Qualcomm Automotive initiative across sites/continents. We are looking for Software Engineers with strong expertise in performance analysis and system optimization for upcoming Automotive products. As a performance and architecture engineer, candidates will own or participate in one or more of the following:

  • Multiple aspects of architectural analysis and modeling, including forecasting CPU/MIPS, bus bandwidth, and memory utilization for current and next generation chipsets to meet the growing product requirements on processors across various subsystems on the SoC
  • Perform detailed analysis of the existing software to provide innovative recommendations to improve performance and memory utilization, including software optimizations, SW/HW partitioning, cache/TCM sizing, etc...
  • Develop tools for silicon profiling, validation and debugging across all SOC components
  • Identifying Benchmarks for Performance Qualification, defining goals and optimization
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 10+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • 5+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
  • Understanding of Linux kernel and device drivers and understanding of ARM architecture.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Performance optimizations in the areas: CPUs, GPU, DDR, Sensor, Multimedia Media Benchmarks analysis
  • Exposure to heterogeneous computing and co-processor architecture
  • Deep understanding of ARM system, DSP and CPU architecture with Strong C/C++ working knowledge
  • Hypervisor architecture (Intel, ARM, AMD, etc.) is a plus
  • Embedded System architecture(s) with exposure to one or more OS (e.g., Android, Linux, Windows
    10, iOS, Symbian, QNX, etc.) Embedded software designs.
  • Strong software development skills, C and C++ programming, problem analysis, and debugging skills.
  • Knowledge in real-time microprocessor-based embedded programming and embedded real-time operating systems.
  • Solid understanding of computer system architecture (core, cache, memory models, bus architecture, etc.) and common hardware blocks for security access control (e.g., crypto acceleration, OTP, MPU, etc.).
  • Ability to derive, document, and present high-level system requirements from the associated detailed technology requirements.
  • Exposure to ML (Machine Learning) Networks and Windows Tool development.
Education Requirements

Required:

Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering

Preferred:
Masters Degree in Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  • 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
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Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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