Senior Windows OS Drivers Developer Engineer - PC Compute

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >
Software Engineering

This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.

Qualcomm Technologies Inc., the maker of the industry-leading Snapdragon SoCs, is the largest provider of complete chipset solutions for Microsoft Windows on Snapdragon products. Qualcomm is committed to developing solutions for the next generation of Windows on Snapdragon devices.

The ideal software engineer will act as a key member of an Agile Scrum Team and play a pivotal role in the end-to-end lifecycle of all Windows‑on‑Snapdragon product lines. Strong software development skills will allow you to gather requirements, design, and develop key features on Windows on Snapdragon products. Communication and collaboration skills are essential as part of this platform team as you will need to coordinate with internal and external teams to bring up, support, triage, and unblock issues on Qualcomm chipsets.

• Embedded Windows software and good programming skills.
• Solid understanding of Operating System concepts.
• Windows and/or Linux kernel and development experience.
• Strong understanding of C/C++, Shell Scripting or Python skills and hands‑on experience on debugging ARM or other SoC embedded systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to co‑ordinate across stakeholders and drive towards task completion.

• 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 Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

• C/C++ programming.
• Windows OS internals knowledge and experience.
• Device driver programming and debugging with Win Dbg, JTAG/other tools.
• Processor architecture and cache subsystem.
• Experience with PC software - System BIOS, UEFI, ACPI, Drivers, Applications.
• ARM assembly.
• Embedded OS (Kernel architecture, OS services heap, memory, multi‑core, multi‑threading, and crash debugging).
• Knowledge of OS/system performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Communication, written & interpersonal skills, motivation, the ability to learn quickly.
• Advanced understanding of object‑oriented programming principles.
• Application of design patterns to solve complex architectural challenges.
• Familiarity with Spake2+ Authentication.
• Understanding of HTTP Server/client architecture.
• Familiarity with Rust for systems‑level development and Windows environments; comfortable exploring memory‑safe, high‑performance codebases.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process.

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In addition to the base salary, Qualcomm offers a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). A highly competitive benefits package supports your success at work, at home, and at play.

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