Qualcomm
Auto Telematics Platform SW Engineer (Senior Staff)
$170K–$255K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, 5+ with a master's, or 4+ with a PhD; also asks for 3+ years programming experience. Preferred qualifications separately state 13+ years of software engineering or related industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; or a Master's or PhD in one of those fields.
About the job
Leads architecture and delivery of embedded Linux platform software for automotive telematics systems, from silicon bring-up through production and ongoing support.
What you'll do
- Own the platform stack across chipset generations, including boot, recovery, security, memory, virtualization, updates, and storage.
- Set platform performance targets and lead optimization, integration, kernel/Yocto upgrade planning, and automotive process compliance.
- Translate customer needs into platform features, drive technical direction, and mentor engineers across teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of software engineering or related experience; or Master’s and 5+ years; or PhD and 4+ years.
- 3+ years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- Embedded Linux expertise, including kernel development, bootloaders, Yocto-based build systems, and board bring-up.
- 13+ years of software engineering or related industry experience, with strong C/C++ expertise.
Pay
$169,800.00 - $254,600.00 USD (base salary)
Tools
embedded Linux, C, C++, Java, Python, Yocto, PCIe, USB
AI focus
Experience with AI-based software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices is preferred; no AI product development duties are specified.
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