Senior Software Engineer - Kernel Services

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group >
Software Engineering

This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.

Qualcomm is seeking an embedded software engineer with 2 to 6 years of experience for the Core Platform Kernel Services Software team. The team develops and deploys drivers and kernel services that enable system‑level debug, diagnostic, and IPC across multiple Qualcomm SOCs for markets including Mobile Handset, Compute, Automotive, XR/AR, Cloud AI, IoT, and IIOT. They maintain drivers for operating systems such as QuRT OS, Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, and others.

The role involves contributing to software design, implementation, testing, documentation, and collaboration with OEMs, ODMs, carriers, and OS providers to meet evolving requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.

• Experience in C and data structures, especially in embedded systems.
• Knowledge of ARM Core Sight architecture.
• Good understanding of CPU architecture.
• Ability to debug complex problems across hardware, OS, compiler, and driver layers.
• Familiarity with ETM.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience with assembly and C++.

Salary range: $ – $. Competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. Additional benefits support success at work, home, and in leisure. For more information, see Qualcomm’s U.S. benefits package.

Qualcomm is an equal‑opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Contact disability‑ for assistance.