Senior Wireless Software Engineer - Wi-Fi Driver

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and validate embedded and cloud-edge software for next-generation Wi‑Fi technologies. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet customer needs.

The role involves responsible software design, implementation of Linux drivers, performance optimization, and occasional customer-site support. A strong background in C/C++, Python, and Linux kernel development is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, unit test, and document next-gen Wi‑Fi 7/8 protocol features.
• Design, implement, and maintain Linux wireless drivers for Qualcomm AP SoCs.
• Analyze requirements and develop software solutions to optimize wireless system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Participate in software design, feature implementation, code reviews, debugging, integration, and regression testing activities.
• Bring up, validate, and enable wireless driver functionality on new AP hardware platforms.
• Optimize wireless driver performance, throughput, latency, and system resource utilization.
• Debug and resolve complex Wi‑Fi protocol, interoperability, performance, and system crash issues.
• Collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, protocol, validation, and systems engineering teams to deliver high‑quality solutions.
• Work with the open‑source community to upstream ath12k and related driver enhancements into the Linux kernel.
• Develop and maintain technical design documents, implementation specifications, and feature documentation.
• Support customer issue investigation and occasionally travel to customer sites for technical debugging and resolution activities.

Skills

C, C++, Java, Python

Linux kernel concepts

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Linux kernel

Device drivers

Job description

Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop, and validate embedded and cloud-edge software for next-generation Wi‑Fi technologies. You will work with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet customer needs.

The role involves responsible software design, implementation of Linux drivers, performance optimization, and occasional customer-site support. A strong background in C/C++, Python, and Linux kernel development is required.