Qualcomm
Software Engineer, Sr. Staff - Power and Limits Management
$153K–$229K
Denver, Colorado · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 5+ years with a master’s degree, or 4+ years with a PhD; additionally, 3+ years working with a programming language. Preferred: 10+ years of academic or industry experience in listed areas.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
About the job
Develops power and limits management software for Qualcomm chipsets, improving power efficiency and performance across the product lifecycle from pre-silicon evaluation through commercialization.
What you'll do
- Analyze requirements and design software for power-efficient current and next-generation chipsets.
- Analyze and optimize software performance, memory, and power use; recommend software/hardware partitioning and algorithms.
- Develop tools for SoC profiling, validation, and debugging, and participate in pre-silicon evaluation and sign-off.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a stated related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR master’s degree 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
- 10+ years of academic or industry experience in listed areas, including computer architecture, real-time operating systems, embedded software, or machine learning.
- ARM architecture preferred; experience with JTAG or equivalent, compilers/linkers, Python scripting, Agile/Kanban, or Perforce/Git.
Pay
$152,800.00 - $229,200.00 USD (pay range; salary/base pay)
Tools
C, C++, Java, Python, ARM architecture, Real Time Operating Systems, JTAG, Perforce/Git
AI focus
Machine learning on datasets spanning product architecture generations is listed as a technical domain and preferred experience area.
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