Qualcomm
Embedded Real Time Operating System Staff Software Engineer (QuRT OS, Zephyr)
$160K–$240K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s: 4+ years; Master’s: 3+ years; PhD: 2+ years in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work. Also requires 2+ years of high-performance microprocessor design experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Leads hands-on development of QuRT and Zephyr RTOS software for Qualcomm platforms, including upstream Zephyr contributions, technical direction, and system-level problem solving.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, test, and maintain RTOS and low-level software; lead features from requirements through deployment.
- Own complex system debugging and improve performance, stability, testing, CI, and software quality.
- Lead Zephyr upstream collaboration, review contributions, guide architecture, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR Master’s degree in one of these fields and 3+ years; OR PhD in one of these fields and 2+ years.
- 2+ years of experience with high-performance microprocessor design.
Nice to have
- Hands-on RTOS and low-level systems experience, including C/C++ development and embedded debugging.
- Experience with Zephyr or other operating systems, upstream open-source work, CI/automation, or embedded platforms.
Pay
$160,200.00 - $240,200.00 (base salary)
Tools
QuRT OS, Zephyr RTOS, C/C++, Git, QEMU, ISS, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
AI focus
Use AI-assisted tools when they meaningfully improve productivity or code quality; no AI expertise is required.
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