Senior Linux System Software Engineer – Data Center

MaC VC; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 135,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Data Center seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead Linux-based system software for next‑gen datacenter hardware. You will own subsystems end‑to‑end, drive architecture decisions, and provide technical leadership across software, hardware, and platform teams.

The role emphasizes driver development, test infrastructure, performance optimization, security enablement, and production‑ready software working across host, kernel‑adjacent components, and cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years software experience.
• Master's degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 2+ years in software engineering.
• 2+ years with C/C++, Java, Python, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Linux drivers and libraries in modern C++.
• Lead host software stacks for AI inference and secure compute workloads.
• Drive API design, multi-threaded systems, and scalable architectures.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with hardware, firmware, security, and cloud teams.

Skills

Linux system software

C/C++ programming

Multi-threading

API design

System bring-up

English communication

Low-level debugging

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

Git

KVM

Docker

gtest

PCIe

Job description

Qualcomm Data Center seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead Linux-based system software for next‑gen datacenter hardware. You will own subsystems end‑to‑end, drive architecture decisions, and provide technical leadership across software, hardware, and platform teams.

The role emphasizes driver development, test infrastructure, performance optimization, security enablement, and production‑ready software working across host, kernel‑adjacent components, and cloud deployments.