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Sr Software Design​/Development Engineer; Firmware Machine Learning Accelerator

Job in San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92189, USA
Listing for: Qualcomm
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-09
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 150000 - 200000 USD Yearly USD 150000.00 200000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sr Staff Software Design/Development Engineer (Firmware for Machine Learning Accelerator)

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >
Software Engineering

General

Summary:

Qualcomm is looking for an experienced software developer to work within an existing team to add firmware support for machine learning Edge and Datacenter use cases. The development target is Qualcomm’s next generation high-performance inference accelerator.

Candidate background:

Candidate should have a background in embedded software development such as:

  • board support packages
  • device driver development
  • RTOS
  • secure boot
  • trust-zone
  • low-speed peripheral interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART)
  • chipset power blocks
  • clock tree management
  • PCIe and efficient data movement using DMA.
Critical Skills and Aptitude:
  • Experience in unit testing for C/C++ development
  • Experience with development in C/C++ including debug and testing, preferable using GNU/LLVM tools on embedded platforms using stop-mode debug tools such as JTAG/SWD
  • Experience working with BSP development including device driver development, board-bring-up, RTOS’s, secure boot & trust zone
  • Experience with development of peripheral drivers.
  • Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks and multi-threaded programming
  • Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools such as git/Gerrit
  • Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)
  • Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team
  • Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills
Ideal candidate skills:
  • Familiar with high speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDR
  • Familiar with implementing systems with high reliability expectations such as use of ECC, PCI AER fields.
  • Familiar with low speed interfaces such as I2C, SPI, SPMI, AVSBus & PMBus
  • Familiar working with software running on Qualcomm’s QuRT RTOS (ARM Cortex‑A CPUs and Hexagon DSPs)
  • Familiar with Qualcomm’s Core Software infrastructure e.g. Glink, QDSS, SOC power control algorithms such as dynamic frequency/voltage scaling.
  • Experience working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller & timers
  • Software development and debug tools including compilers, profilers, source control systems, emulators, JTAG and serial debuggers, and logic analyzers
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.
Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Pay Range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$ - $

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Salary is one component of total compensation  also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program, RSU grants, and a highly competitive benefits package to support your success at work, home, and tact your recruiter for details.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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