Senior Software Engineer - Cambridge, UK

Qualcomm; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and host-based software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that enable launches of cutting-edge, world-class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

This role is for a Senior Software Engineer in a fast-paced and dynamic development team responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and supporting a key system tool for communicating with, modeling, debugging, developing, and testing our voice and music firmware.

The tool is a key component in our embedded debug tools chain solution, used internally by multiple development and validation teams, as well as externally by our customers. Essentially it is a Python class library designed to make it easy to access, debug and model a variety of Qualcomm chips in various ways. It is mainly focused on Voice and Music chips, but a few other chips are also supported. It provides interactive access via the Python console as well as programmatic interfaces for automated test, build, and integration systems.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Collate and evaluate requirements.
• Develop software solutions from agreed requirements, within schedule.
• Debug complex object-oriented software implementations.
• Debug complex multi-core embedded firmware software implementations.
• Specify, implement, and execute unit tests.
• Perform code quality reviews.
• Provide system and user-facing documentation.
• Provide verbal and written progress information.

This is an onsite role with flexible working; applicants will be expected to manage time to meet deadlines, comply with office hours, and attend required meetings at specified times. It demands strong analytical skills and the ability to gather, integrate, and interpret information from several sources. Delivering the required solutions will require strong collaboration and communication skills, including using a technically sound communication style both verbally and in writing. Continuous learning combined with a creative approach would also be beneficial as we are always looking to update and improve our system in new and interesting ways. The ability to attack work activities with drive and energy, understanding the impact of work, making, or escalating necessary decisions in a timely manner, and driving work tasks to completion is essential.

If this appeals to you, you might be interested in a challenging, hands-on role in engineering we have open today in our Cambridge office. As a part of the global Qualcomm team, you would join the world’s leader in mobile technology and increasingly in the IoT, working with the Voice and Music team based in Cambridge. We are a team of innovators, passionate about voice and music, with a mission to deliver exceptional wireless audio that is powering the soundtrack to people’s lives. Come share our passion for innovation in connectivity, compute, security, and premium sound.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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 in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR 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, Python, etc.

References to a particular number of years’ experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Preferred Experience:

• 4+ years’ experience with Python programming language.
• 4+ years’ experience of working with embedded systems.
• 3+ years’ experience development with an OO language (Python, C++, Java).
• 2+ years’ experience with automation of software testing.
• 2+ years’ experience of working with distributed systems.
• 2+ years’ experience in an agile software engineering environment.
• 1+ years’ experience in embedded wireless systems such as Bluetooth, WiFi, 802.15.4, Zigbee; knowledge of Audio or DSP.
• Exposure to Perforce and Jira (or similar).

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