Senior Systems Software Engineer – Linux Kernel & Boot

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is hiring Sr. Staff Engineer/Principal Engineer to help define future high-performance SoCs and platforms. You will partner with the performance team to identify optimization areas and craft drivers for high-performance platforms while ensuring OS efficiency and security.

The role requires strong C/C++, Linux kernel experience and knowledge of boot firmware; relocation to Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX is expected for non-local candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++, Python or similar languages and strong systems programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in defining future high-performance SoCs and platforms.
• Collaborate with performance team to identify hardware optimization areas.
• Create optimizations and drivers for high-performance platforms.
• Ensure existing operating systems run efficiently and identify opportunities for performance enhancements.

Skills

Computer architecture

C

C++

Python

Java

Build systems

Version control

High-performance platforms

Linux kernel development

System interfaces

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

UEFI

ACPI

SystemReady

Git

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in Santa Clara, CA is hiring Sr. Staff Engineer/Principal Engineer to help define future high-performance SoCs and platforms. You will partner with the performance team to identify optimization areas and craft drivers for high-performance platforms while ensuring OS efficiency and security.

The role requires strong C/C++, Linux kernel experience and knowledge of boot firmware; relocation to Santa Clara, CA or Austin, TX is expected for non-local candidates.