Power & Limits Software Engineer for SoC Optimization

Nutanix; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Power and Limits software engineer to own and contribute to software for power, performance, and pre-silicon validation across next-generation chipsets.

The role emphasizes ARM architecture, real-time OS, C/ASM, Python scripting, and ML-driven optimization to balance performance and energy efficiency throughout the product life cycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, CS or related field.
• 1–3 years of academic or industry experience in ARM architecture, RTOS, and embedded software.
• Experience debugging RT embedded systems using JTAG or equivalents; familiarity with compilers/linkers.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware for memory and CPU constrained systems.
• Analyze and optimize power software for SOCs across subsystems.
• Create silicon profiling and validation tools; participate in pre-silicon sign-offs.

Skills

Computer Architecture (ARM)

Real Time Operating Systems

C/ASM programming

Debugging Real Time Embedded Systems

Compilers / Linkers

Python Scripting

Embedded Software

Machine Learning

Agile development

Perforce/Git

JTAG

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/Info Systems

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Power and Limits software engineer to own and contribute to software for power, performance, and pre-silicon validation across next-generation chipsets.

The role emphasizes ARM architecture, real-time OS, C/ASM, Python scripting, and ML-driven optimization to balance performance and energy efficiency throughout the product life cycle.