Staff Engineer – Camera Software

Qualcomm; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer to join the HWL Camera Software team in Hyderabad, India. This role involves developing embedded camera software for IoT platforms, optimizing camera drivers, and collaborating with global teams.

The ideal candidate will have over 9 years of experience, deep technical expertise in image processing, and strong debugging skills. Preferred skills include familiarity with camera bring-up and image quality tuning, along with excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Hands-on experience with camera sensors and image processing.
• Experience with memory/cache systems and interrupt handling.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for camera subsystems.
• Optimize camera drivers and HWL components.
• Provide technical leadership to junior engineers.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Debugging skills

Embedded software development

Image processing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Electronics

Tools

RTOS

Yocto

GoogleTest

Job description

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer to join the HWL (Hardware Layer) Camera Software team within the IoT Business Unit. This role focuses on developing and optimizing embedded camera software for IoT and edge camera platforms, including smart cameras, industrial vision, and connected devices.

The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise in camera driver development, embedded systems, and image processing, along with strong debugging, performance optimization, and system-level design skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop embedded software for camera subsystems on IoT platforms.
• Implement and optimize camera drivers and HWL components, including V4L2 and HAL layers.
• Work closely with global cross‑functional teams and external customers to develop features and resolve complex issues.
• Drive power, performance, and latency optimization for camera pipelines in always‑on and edge‑constrained environments.
• Develop and maintain unit test frameworks, validation tools, and regression tests for camera software.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and senior engineers.
• Support customer engagements, including occasional onsite or virtual support for integration and issue resolution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or a related field.
• 9+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++, with excellent debugging and problem‑solving skills.
• In‑depth understanding of operating system fundamentals, including memory management, threading, and scheduling.
• Experience with RTOS, memory/cache systems, and interrupt handling.
• Hands‑on experience with camera sensors, image processing pipelines, and camera frameworks.
• Familiarity with Yocto, Linux kernel, and camera frameworks (e.g., V4L2, platform‑specific HALs).
• Proven ability to debug complex real‑time issues such as memory corruption, race conditions, deadlocks, and performance bottlenecks.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with camera sensor bring‑up, 3A algorithms, and image quality (IQ) tuning.
• Knowledge of unit testing frameworks such as GoogleTest or CPPTest.
• Exposure to SoC architecture, camera pipelines, and memory subsystems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across geographically distributed teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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