Engineer, Staff-Camera

Qualcomm; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited in Hyderabad is seeking a Staff Engineer (Multimedia/Camera) to lead kernel driver work and upstream contributions. You will own features from bring-up to commercialization in camera systems and mentor a 10+ engineers team in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires strong Linux kernel knowledge, open-source collaboration, and experience with camera/multimedia architectures like V4L2 and libcamera.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree or PhD holders with relevant work experience may apply.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end features across the full product lifecycle for camera domain.
• Mentor and guide an engineering team of 10+ engineers.
• Collaborate with customers to capture requirements and drive solutions.
• Contribute to upstream Linux kernel work for camera and multimedia subsystems.
• Engage with open-source multimedia architectures (V4L2, Media Controller, libcamera).

Skills

Linux kernel development

Camera & multimedia

Open source contributions

C/C++/Python

Team leadership

Client collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

Tools

V4L2

Media Controller

libcamera

Job description

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

• Job Description – Staff Engineer (Multimedia / Camera)
• Strong hands‑on experience in Linux kernel driver development, with deep understanding of kernel internals and device drivers.
• Proven track record of upstream Linux kernel contributions, including camera and multimedia subsystem upstreaming, Active participation in open source community discussions.
• Solid experience working with open‑source multimedia architectures (V4L2, Media Controller, libcamera, etc.).
• End‑to‑end ownership of features across the full product lifecycle — from pre‑silicon enablement, bring‑up, through commercialization, with camera domain experience strongly preferred.
• Acts as a technical lead, driving architecture and design decisions for complex multimedia systems.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams (10+ engineers team), including task planning, technical guidance, and design reviews.
• Demonstrated ability to work directly with customers, understand requirements, debug critical issues, and drive solutions to closure.
• Experience in IOT segement

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Applicants

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