CPU Software Architecture Sr. Staff Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 162,600 - 244,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual discretionary bonus

Annual RSU grants

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading technology company is looking for an experienced CPU software engineer to design and develop low-level firmware for CPU bootstrapping and power management. The role involves engaging with global partners and defining software architecture for various applications. The ideal candidate should have significant experience in embedded systems and strong programming skills. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package in San Diego, California.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Programming language experience with C, C++, Java, or Python.
• 15+ years in the embedded domain designing software for multi-core CPUs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware for CPU power management.
• Coordinate debugging of critical software issues.
• Define short and long-term software architecture roadmap.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Embedded design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in relevant fields

PhD in relevant fields

Tools

J-TAG

ICE debuggers

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Qualcomm's software CPU (aka application processor) architecture group develops long‑term software roadmaps (for a horizon of three to five years). It is responsible for defining architecture specifications, developing prototypes, and engaging with the software and hardware worldwide partners to influence product development. It is also acting as an operational execution team enabling commercialization of the most up‑to‑date worldwide CPUs integrated in Snapdragon’s chipsets for markets such as: Handsets, IOT devices, Automotive, Compute/Laptops, XR, etc.

Responsibilities

The team is currently looking for an experienced CPU software engineer, who can contribute to design and development of low‑level firmware for CPU bootstrapping, power controller, etc. The candidate will specifically be engaged in the following domains:

• Design and development of firmware of boot, debug, idle and active CPU power management
• CPU software/hardware design trade‑offs
• Coordinating debugging of critical SW issues that are artifacts of any high‑performance CPU microarchitecture (prefetching, speculation, memory ordering, etc.)
• Definition of short and long‑term SW architecture roadmap in accordance with Arm’s architecture ISA evolution
• Represent the CPU SW teams in engagements with Arm/RISC‑V architects and third‑party software partners (e.g., Google, MSFT, RISE, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in the embedded domain to design, develop and support software solutions on multi‑core CPUs with strong C/C++ programming skills.
• Very deep expertise in the subject of computer architecture especially in more than one of the following areas – memory consistency, coherency, memory management, virtualization, security/sandboxing, super scalar architectures.
• Good understanding of system wide bottlenecks that may influence CPU performance/throughput.
• Very good exposure to ARM or RISC‑V architectures.
• Embedded platforms experience including low‑level drivers and firmware, kernel, and user‑space components.
• Design and development of software for heterogeneous compute platforms consisting of ARM or RISC‑V CPUs and specialized hardware accelerators in embedded SoC systems.
• Usage of J‑TAG or ICE debuggers; experience in real‑time SW development for embedded products.
• Hands on experience of driver development on any RTOS.
• Detailed understanding of some of SoC hardware blocks – clocks, PLLs, GPIO, interrupt controllers (GIC, PLIC), peripherals (SPI/I2C/PCIE/CAN/Ethernet/USB/UFS).
• Motivated self‑starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated ability to work with engineers/partners/customers across different geographies.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior management in a corporate environment.
• Demonstrated experience in business process streamlining and transformation that includes disciplined approach to digitized services enabling.
• Hands‑on technical lead who is not hesitant to dig into the details where needed to get first‑hand knowledge of the issues and play an active and personal role in steering team success.

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Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$162,600.00 - $244,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales‑incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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