Staff Platform Debug Engineer for High-Performance Systems

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 151,900 - 227,900; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Platform Debug Engineer to design, develop, and debug low-level software enabling debug visibility on high-performance server platforms.

You will work near the hardware/software boundary across firmware, OS, platform software, and host tooling to solve complex system-level issues. This senior-to-staff level role expects strong ownership, deep systems knowledge, and influence on technical direction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field with 4+ years of software engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science with 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science with 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain software to support debug functionality across multiple system layers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve highly complex software defects across integrated components.
• Analyze system behavior by gathering and correlating information across modules, subsystems, and interfaces.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to identify root causes and deliver fixes.
• Develop and execute unit and integration tests to ensure stability and correctness.
• Perform thorough code reviews and provide constructive technical feedback.

Skills

C

C++

Java

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

JTAG tooling

High-performance trace

System crash analysis

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Software Platform Debug Engineer to design, develop, and debug low-level software enabling debug visibility on high-performance server platforms.

You will work near the hardware/software boundary across firmware, OS, platform software, and host tooling to solve complex system-level issues. This senior-to-staff level role expects strong ownership, deep systems knowledge, and influence on technical direction.