Linux Peripheral Engineer: Kernel & Drivers (USB/I2C/SPI)

Qualcomm; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Linux Peripheral Software Engineer in Santa Clara to design and implement peripheral subsystems across Qualcomm platforms.

You will work on USB and low-speed interfaces like I2C, I3C, SPI, and MIPI protocols, performing hands-on kernel and driver work in Linux and Android and providing on-site customer support for bring-up and issue resolution. The role requires strong C/C++ skills, Linux kernel development expertise, and experience with peripheral

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of C, C++, Java, Python or equivalent experience.
• Proven Linux kernel / driver development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Linux kernel architecture and build tools.
• Experience with debugging techniques and performance profiling.
• Familiarity with Git and software build environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and support Linux peripheral subsystems (USB, I2C, I3C, SPI, MIPI).
• Hands-on kernel and driver development, debugging, and optimization in Linux/Android environments.
• Collaborate with hardware, architecture, validation, and customer engineering teams; provide on-site support to bring-up and troubleshoot peripheral interfaces.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux kernel development

Device driver development

Embedded software

ARM architectures

Kernel debugging/profiling

Linux/Android

System performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Git

Make

CMake

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Linux Peripheral Software Engineer in Santa Clara to design and implement peripheral subsystems across Qualcomm platforms.

You will work on USB and low-speed interfaces like I2C, I3C, SPI, and MIPI protocols, performing hands-on kernel and driver work in Linux and Android and providing on-site customer support for bring-up and issue resolution. The role requires strong C/C++ skills, Linux kernel development expertise, and experience with peripheral