Windows Power Software Driver Developer, Senior

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >
Software Engineering

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. 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 device power management, CPU/DDR power and performance management, thermal management, and related features for Windows OS based products. Communication and collaboration skills are essential. As part of the Windows power software team you will interact and coordinate with internal and external teams.

• Embedded Windows software and good driver programming skills.
• Solid understanding of operating system concepts.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux kernel and driver development.
• Experience implementing power/thermal management driver software.
• Strong understanding of C/C++, Shell Scripting, or Python skills and hands‑on experience debugging ARM or other SoC embedded systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills.
• Ability to coordinate across stakeholders and drive toward task completion.

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

• 4+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming.
• Knowledge of Windows OS internals and driver knowledge about power/thermal management.
• Experience with Windows device driver programming and debugging using Win Dbg, JTAG or other tools.
• Knowledge of ARM processor architecture and assembly language.
• Experience with PC software (system BIOS, UEFI, ACPI, drivers, applications).
• Experience with embedded OS (kernel architecture, OS services, heap, memory, multi‑core, multi‑threading, crash debugging).
• Knowledge of OS/system performance profiling and optimization techniques.
• Strong communication, written and interpersonal skills, motivation, and ability to learn quickly.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please email disability‑ Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

$ – $. 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. In addition, Qualcomm offers a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants. Benefits package is highly competitive and supports success at work, at home, and at play.