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Senior Staff Engineer - IoT Display

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Qualifications

Buffer (application)
Doctoral degree
Computer Science
Engineering
Color management
Information Systems
M.Eng
Java
Master's degree
OS Kernels
C++
Electrical experience
C
Bachelor's degree
Embedded software
Computer Engineering
Software development
Linux
Unit testing
Python

Full job description

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate Sr. Staff Engineer to join our Display Software Team .

In this role, you will be a key technical leader responsible for the design, development, and optimization of the display subsystem for Qualcomm’s next-generation IoT platforms.

You will work on a diverse range of software layers, from low-level Linux kernel drivers (DRM/KMS) to high-level user-space compositors (Weston/Wayland and Surface Flinger).

Your expertise will help drive innovative features such as multi-display concurrency, high-resolution bridge integrations, and advanced power management solutions.

Level of Responsibility

As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you are expected to:

Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to a team of engineers.
Lead complex, cross-functional projects from requirements gathering to commercialization.
Mentor junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for display technologies within the organization.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Architect and Develop high-performance display drivers using the Linux DRM/KMS framework for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms.
Integrate and Bring-up third-party display hardware, including MIPI DSI panels and external bridge chips (DSI-to-HDMI, DP-to-HDMI, DSI-to-LVDS).
Optimize Subsystem Performance by managing hardware resources (DPU pipes, bandwidth) and implementing power-saving techniques like VESA DSC and low-power display modes.
Debug Complex Issues across the software stack using JTAG, Lauterbach, and system-level trace tools.
Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams (GPU, Video, Multimedia, and Hardware Design) to ensure seamless integration and end-to-end feature delivery.
Lead Mainlining Efforts to upstream display drivers and features to the Linux kernel and open-source communities.
Drive Continuous Improvement in software quality through code reviews, unit testing, and automated validation frameworks.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.
Experience: 14+ years of experience in embedded software development with a focus on display subsystem
Programming: Expert-level skills in C and C++ .
OS Internals: Strong understanding of Linux/Android kernel internals , including device drivers, memory management (ION/DMA-BUF), and synchronization primitives.
Display SW: In-depth experience with the Linux DRM/KMS architecture and libdrm .
Display Protocols: In-depth knowledge of display interfaces such as MIPI DSI, DisplayPort (DP), eDP, and HDMI .

Preferred Skills

Experience with Post-Silicon bring-up and hardware-software co-verification.
Knowledge of display technologies like HDR10/10+, HDCP, CEC , and color management.
Familiarity with graphics buffer management ( GBM ) and allocator frameworks ( Gralloc ).
Experience with Wayland/Weston compositor development or Android Graphics stack (SurfaceFlinger, HWC).

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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We are looking for a highly skilled and passionate Sr. Staff Engineer to join our Display Software Team .

In this role, you will be a key technical leader responsible for the design, development, and optimization of the display subsystem for Qualcomm’s next-generation IoT platforms.

You will work on a diverse range of software layers, from low-level Linux kernel drivers (DRM/KMS) to high-level user-space compositors (Weston/Wayland and Surface Flinger).

Your expertise will help drive innovative features such as multi-display concurrency, high-resolution bridge integrations, and advanced power management solutions.

Level of Responsibility

As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you are expected to:

Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to a team of engineers.

Lead complex, cross-functional projects from requirements gathering to commercialization.

Mentor junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for display technologies within the organization.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

Architect and Develop high-performance display drivers using the Linux DRM/KMS framework for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platforms.

Integrate and Bring-up third-party display hardware, including MIPI DSI panels and external bridge chips (DSI-to-HDMI, DP-to-HDMI, DSI-to-LVDS).

Optimize Subsystem Performance by managing hardware resources (DPU pipes, bandwidth) and implementing power-saving techniques like VESA DSC and low-power display modes.

Debug Complex Issues across the software stack using JTAG, Lauterbach, and system-level trace tools.

Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams (GPU, Video, Multimedia, and Hardware Design) to ensure seamless integration and end-to-end feature delivery.

Lead Mainlining Efforts to upstream display drivers and features to the Linux kernel and open-source communities.

Drive Continuous Improvement in software quality through code reviews, unit testing, and automated validation frameworks.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.

Experience: 14+ years of experience in embedded software development with a focus on display subsystem

Programming: Expert-level skills in C and C++ .

OS Internals: Strong understanding of Linux/Android kernel internals , including device drivers, memory management (ION/DMA-BUF), and synchronization primitives.

Display SW: In-depth experience with the Linux DRM/KMS architecture and libdrm .

Display Protocols: In-depth knowledge of display interfaces such as MIPI DSI, DisplayPort (DP), eDP, and HDMI .

Preferred Skills

Experience with Post-Silicon bring-up and hardware-software co-verification.

Knowledge of display technologies like HDR10/10+, HDCP, CEC , and color management.

Familiarity with graphics buffer management ( GBM ) and allocator frameworks ( Gralloc ).

Experience with Wayland/Weston compositor development or Android Graphics stack (SurfaceFlinger, HWC).