Senior Linux Kernel Driver Engineer - PCIe & DMA

Nutanix; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 121,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Linux device driver engineer to develop and extend kernel driver code for PCIe-based accelerators used in QCR-100 gear. You will work on PCIe setup, firmware loading, MHI bus, DMABUF importation, and DMA transfers in a collaborative Engineering Group software team.

The role requires strong C skills and Linux kernel experience, with a focus on low-level hardware interfaces and driver development within a structured software process.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and extend Linux kernel driver code for PCIe devices (e.g., QCR-100 accelerators).
• Implement firmware loading, MHI bus, DMABUF importation, and DMA transfers.
• Collaborate in a structured software development environment and work on low-level implementation.

Skills

Linux kernel driver development

C programming

DMA/IOMMU

PCIe

Sysfs debugging

Git

Kernel modules

Firmware loading

DKMS packaging

DEB packaging

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science

Tools

DKMS

DEB packaging

RPM packaging

PCIe stack

MHI bus

DMABUF

Kernel debugging

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Linux device driver engineer to develop and extend kernel driver code for PCIe-based accelerators used in QCR-100 gear. You will work on PCIe setup, firmware loading, MHI bus, DMABUF importation, and DMA transfers in a collaborative Engineering Group software team.

The role requires strong C skills and Linux kernel experience, with a focus on low-level hardware interfaces and driver development within a structured software process.