Embedded software engineer

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop multimedia frameworks across heterogeneous processors.
• Develop high-performance system drivers for compute resources and AI acceleration.
• Profile and optimize software for performance, memory, and power efficiency.
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and test teams to ensure seamless integration.
• Participate in design and code reviews; contribute to system-level debugging and issue resolution.
• Offsite and occasional onsite work with OEMs and Independent Software Vendors may be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in embedded software development.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and real-time operating systems.
• Experience with multi-threaded programming, hardware drivers, and inter-processor communication.
• Solid understanding of computer architecture and embedded system design.
• Experience with Qualcomm Hexagon DSP or similar platforms.
• Multimedia software development experience on Android, Windows, or Linux.
• Exposure to machine learning or computer vision workloads.
• Familiarity with scripting (Python, shell) and test automation.
• Strong debugging and profiling skills using tools like Trace32, JTAG, etc.
• Versatile attitude to learn new architectures and operating systems.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.

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Pay range

and Other Compensation and Benefits

$94,200.00 - $141,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this[link]( MuHsrvlJSxx4yBCcjnDdYuCy0PCUABDhfhvOlhdubErcCDUMp9O-RUoHl4WQ6OhAasmuuZITZorC1Yt0GpYLmfly0bXb2hLBZberjmiT6wDkWT5wyqSuH7yHBaM-0ARNTNLLV4AZ qZE4k9rl24d3Y9CZC14RRiu198VTP-Lx9zee2pfRx15exBSTRhJwEe1JlVXen9jW79DAXHJLu9oP9fEpGEPzBufcasieRAMMZ hxF CO-zysnXuBr2iS4-zfIETonK9Jcx2BA ZqHMiJtCp-QK30kJlGrRvs ycYXsAmFOFITxRDnUbukzMsxK8UaN2D4ufDUgSsx1612XhxK4pRsmjZrH1HEO4RpJSdXA/" blank"}

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