Qualcomm
Embedded System Software Architect - Staff
$141K–$212K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a bachelor's degree, 5+ with a master's degree, or 4+ with a PhD; also 3+ years using a programming language. Candidates with 10+ years of relevant experience are welcome to apply.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Designs and develops embedded system software architecture and stacks for complex SoCs, supporting Edge AI and multimedia performance and customer SDKs.
What you'll do
- Drive embedded software stacks and architecture for complex SoCs.
- Enable Edge AI and multimedia use cases with performance and power considerations.
- Develop SDKs for customer and community development.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; or a master's degree and 5+ years; or a PhD and 4+ years.
- 3+ years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- Operating systems, multi-threaded programming, hardware drivers, and embedded real-time development.
- ARM CPU architecture, accelerator ISA, performance optimization, inter-processor communications, and cross-team software architecture leadership.
Pay
$141,300.00 - $211,900.00 USD base salary
Tools
C, C++, Java, Python, ARM, QEMU
AI focus
Supports Edge AI use cases and exposes the role to CPU and NPU features and ML/AI acceleration.
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