Qualcomm India Private Limited
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
Job Summary:
We are looking for a Engineer to design and build host‑side system tools and services that interface with SoCs across the full product lifecycle— bring‑up, flashing, debugging, diagnostics, and production test .
This role suits an experienced systems engineer with strong expertise in C/C++, operating systems, transport protocols, and cross‑platform development , who can own complex tools used across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
Key Responsibilities :
- Strong foundations of C and C++
- Quick leaner and enthusiastic in learning emerging concepts of Modern C++.
- Design and develop robust host‑side services, daemons, and utilities that interface with SoCs
- Ensure tools are cross‑platform , supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS
- Debug and resolve issues across communication/transport stacks, memory, concurrency, and performance, host–target interaction
- Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, validation, and manufacturing teams
- Build and maintain transport and protocol libraries for USB, UART/Serial, SPI, I2C communication
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Electrical/Electronics , or related field
- 2+ years of experience building complex, production‑grade system software
- Good understanding of OS internals
- Proven experience owning or leading host‑side tools for debugging, flashing, diagnostics, or test infrastructure
- Deep understanding and experience of Operating System concepts, Windows/Linux Kernel / Device Drivers
- Strong understanding of SoC and microcontroller architectures and host‑to‑target interaction models
Preferred / Nice‑to‑Have Skills
- Experience building device bring‑up, firmware update, and production test tools
- Experience with factory, production, or field test frameworks
- Knowledge of Python, TypeScript, or similar scripting languages for automation and tooling
- Experience with Git / GitHub / GitLab / Perforce in large, multi‑repository environments
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for host tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar)
- Good to have familiarity with ARM SOC architecture understanding of ARM assembly programming and debugging.
- Knowledge or interest in cryptography and secure protocols .
- Knowledge or interest in compiler/linker tool chains.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s/Master’s degree (B.E/ B.Tech/ M.Tech / MS) in Embedded Systems, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics, or related fields
Experience -2+ years
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