AI-Driven Modem Software Engineer (C/C++)

Qualcomm Incorporated

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 118,000 - 177,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Modem Software Engineer to design, develop, and optimize real-time embedded modem software for our MPSS.

You will write performant C/C++ for DSP and Arm cores, working across cellular protocol layers and platform services. Beyond traditional embedded work, this role requires leveraging AI-native development workflows, including AI-assisted code review, test synthesis, and crash triage.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 2+ years software engineering experience or higher degrees as listed.
Proficient in C/C++ and embedded software for DSP/Arm platforms.
Experience with real-time OS concepts and debugging tooling.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize real-time embedded modem software across protocol layers, drivers, and platform services.
Apply data-structure and algorithm design for memory- and time-constrained environments.
Own end-to-end feature delivery: requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, bring-up.
Pioneer AI-native development practices, integrating AI coding agents and prompts.
Build and maintain AI-assisted tooling for code review, test synthesis, and crash/log triage.
Debug and root-cause complex issues on target hardware with AI-assisted analysis.