Embedded Software Engineer, Senior – Integration - Cork, Ireland

Qualcomm; Cork; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Stock and performance related bonus

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education Assistance

Medical and Travel Insurance

Bicycle purchase scheme

Job summary

Qualcomm is looking for talented Software Engineers in Cork, Ireland. This role involves driving chipset technology success by collaborating with cross-functional teams on product and software architectures, debugging system-level issues, and proposing solutions in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate will have integration experience, strong programming skills in C/C++, and knowledge of real-time operating systems.

Excellent benefits include salary, performance bonuses, and family leave options.

Qualifications

• Experience in integration and software source control and testing.
• Working knowledge of real-time operating systems.
• 2+ years experience with programming languages like C, C++, Java, Python.

Responsibilities

• Verify and debug software stability issues and features.
• Design scalable build system software and tools.
• Collaborate with HW and Systems Engineering teams.

Skills

Integration experience

Software debugging

C/C++ programming

Scripting languages (Perl, Python)

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

Master's in relevant field

PhD in relevant field

Tools

Real-time operating systems

JTAG

Build systems (SCons, CMake)

Software source control (Perforce, Git)

Job description

Overview

The Products and Integration Team in the Core Platform Software Development Group is looking for talented Software Engineers to drive our existing and future chipset technology to success. The successful candidate will be immersed in a highly interactive and dynamic environment, interacting with cross‑functional teams to capture product and software architecture requirements, integrate drivers and peripheral software, triage system‑level issues, and propose solutions while working on the latest cutting‑edge technology. This position focuses on integration, debugging, and triage.

Responsibilities

• Interact closely with cross‑functional software teams to verify and debug software stability issues and features
• Design and implement scalable build system software and tools used to generate various image flavors
• Collaborate with HW and Systems Engineering team to ensure the Core Platform software meets power and performance KPIs
• Collaborate with program management and product leads in developing software product roadmap and delivery plan to reduce time to market
• Perform image and system‑level sanity test

Qualifications

• Experience in integration, software source control, and testing
• Working knowledge of real‑time operating systems
• Experience in developing software in C, C++, and assembly
• Knowledge in scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Python, etc.)
• Excellent critical thinker with sharp debugging skills
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge in using JTAG for on‑chip debugging
• Experience with build systems (e.g., SCons, CMake)
• Skilled experience with software source control, e.g. Perforce, Git/Gerrit, GitHub
• Previous experience in embedded software development and device drivers
• Previous experience working with the Zephyr Open‑Source RTOS
• Minimum of 2 years industry experience in embedded software development and/or integration

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 language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Benefits

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus
• Maternity/Paternity Leave
• Employee stock purchase scheme
• Matching pension scheme
• Education Assistance
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well‑being
• Bicycle purchase scheme
• Employee run clubs, including running, football, chess, badminton and many more

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.