RISC-V Security & Virtualization Principal Engineer

Nutanix; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 212,000 - 318,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer to lead security, virtualization, confidential compute, and TEE features for next-gen Qualcomm SoCs. You will shape architecture, drive upstream work, and ensure silicon-software integration across platforms.

You will collaborate with hardware teams, debug complex hardware-software interactions, and contribute to industry-standard specifications and compliance testing. A strong background in Linux kernel, KVM, and RISC-V is essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Software Engineering experience or equivalent.
• Strong background in Linux kernel or KVM development.
• Experience with virtualization, confidential compute and TEE concepts.
• Proven upstreaming experience and open-source collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of security, virtualization, confidential compute features.
• Drive upstream contributions to OpenSBI, KVM and Linux kernel.
• Collaborate with hardware and platform teams for silicon/software integration.
• Guide compliance tests for confidential compute and trusted execution features.

Skills

KVM/Linux kernel

Confidential compute

RISC-V

Architecture design

Upstream contributions

Git/GitHub/GitLab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS

PhD in Engineering/CS

Tools

Git/GitHub/GitLab

Docker

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. seeks a Principal Engineer to lead security, virtualization, confidential compute, and TEE features for next-gen Qualcomm SoCs. You will shape architecture, drive upstream work, and ensure silicon-software integration across platforms.

You will collaborate with hardware teams, debug complex hardware-software interactions, and contribute to industry-standard specifications and compliance testing. A strong background in Linux kernel, KVM, and RISC-V is essential.