Linux Peripheral Software Engineer: Driver & Kernel, USB/MIPI

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Linux Peripheral Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support peripheral subsystems on Qualcomm platforms.

You will work on USB and low-speed interfaces (I2C, I3C, SPI) and MIPI-based protocols, translating requirements into software design and implementing kernel/driver code for Linux and Android. On-site customer support is part of the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience with C/C++, Java, Python, etc.
• Experience as a Linux Kernel Engineer or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of Linux kernel architecture and build tools.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git).
• Embedded software development experience on ARM architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and support peripheral subsystems on Qualcomm platforms.
• Develop kernel and driver software for USB, I2C, I3C, SPI and MIPI interfaces.
• Collaborate with hardware, architecture, validation, and customer engineering teams.
• Provide on-site customer support to bring-up and resolve peripheral issues.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Linux kernel driver development

Debugging techniques

ARM architecture

Python scripting

Git version control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Information Systems/CS

Tools

Make

CMake

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Linux Peripheral Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and support peripheral subsystems on Qualcomm platforms.

You will work on USB and low-speed interfaces (I2C, I3C, SPI) and MIPI-based protocols, translating requirements into software design and implementing kernel/driver code for Linux and Android. On-site customer support is part of the role.