Senior Engineer - Linux Audio device drivers Hyderabad, Telangāna, India Software Engineering Posted 14 hours ago

Qualcomm; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Disability accommodations

Accessible workplace

Job summary

Qualcomm India Private Limited in Hyderabad seeks a Software Engineer to design, implement and maintain audio features for a multicore SOC using C/C++ on embedded Linux. You will work with peer teams, validate drivers, and ensure ALSA compatibility across Android/Linux environments.

The role requires strong knowledge of C/C++, data structures, and Linux audio driver development, with a focus on embedded systems and cross-platform integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, validate and maintain end-to-end Audio features on a multicore SOC architecture.
• Collaborate with multiple peer teams in day-to-day work and troubleshoot embedded software on Linux.
• Develop ALSA compliant software drivers in C and/or C++ and validate on Linux platforms.

Skills

C

C++

Data structures

Linux

Android

Audio

Embedded Linux

Linux Audio drivers

ADSP

IPC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS

PhD in Engineering/CS

2+ years programming experience

Tools

ADSP

IPC

Peripheral drivers

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

• ### Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Computer Science, or equivalent.
• ### 3+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.
• ### Must be good at Programming Languages C, C++ and Data structures
• ### Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, particularly with respect to Linux/Android platforms
• ### Software debugging skills in embedded operating systems, preferably on Linux platforms
• ### Need to work with multiple peer teams in day-to-day work. Need to design, implement, validate and maintain/support end to end Audio features on a multicore SOC architecture. Understanding of ADSP, IPC and peripheral drivers is preferred advantage.
• ### Design, implement, validate and maintain/support ALSA compliant software drivers in C and/or C++.
• ### Good to have working experience in Linux Audio device drivers' area
• ### Good to have Audio Domain Knowledge with Android or Embedded Linux

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.

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