Drimva

Qualcomm

Modem Software Engineer

$109K–$164K

San Diego, California · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026

Experience
Up to five (5) years of cumulative work experience in a relevant field.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field; preferred Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering (or foreign academic equivalent).

About the job

Analyzes modem workloads and SoC architecture to improve performance, power, memory efficiency, and scalability across Qualcomm modem products.

What you'll do

  • Evaluate architectural trade-offs and SoC performance requirements, and participate in pre-silicon performance evaluation and sign-off.
  • Analyze modem workloads to identify bottlenecks and implement or propose software, task-design, and SW/HW optimization solutions.
  • Develop and maintain tools for silicon profiling, performance validation, and debugging; analyze performance datasets, including with traditional ML methods where appropriate.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong fundamentals in computer architecture, including processors, memory systems, embedded real-time systems, operating systems, and low-level programming.
  • Programming capability with C (or C++) and Python.

Nice to have

  • Experience with embedded software using C/C++ (or ASM), RTOS schedulers, and kernel modules; performance analysis or optimization on embedded systems.
  • Familiarity with traditional machine learning and/or generative AI; experience with PyTorch, JTAG, compiler technology, SoC architecture, or wireless protocols.

Pay

$109,400.00 - $164,200.00 USD base salary

Tools

C, C++, ASM, Python, RTOS, PyTorch, JTAG

AI focus

Applies traditional ML methods where appropriate to large performance datasets; familiarity with traditional machine learning and/or generative AI is preferred.

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