Qualcomm
Staff Software Engineer
$141K–$212K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years with a bachelor's degree, 3+ years with a master's degree, or 2+ years with a PhD; also requires 2+ years of programming-language work experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. Preferred: master's degree with 6+ years of software development experience, or equivalent.
About the job
Designs, develops, and optimizes system software for next-generation data center platforms, with a focus on Linux Kernel features and ARM-based systems.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize Linux Kernel features for virtualization, scheduling, memory management, and power/performance management.
- Debug software issues, contribute to upstream open-source projects, and support pre-silicon development on FPGA and QEMU platforms.
- Collaborate across teams, propose system architecture, and maintain technical documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field and 4+ years of relevant work experience; OR a master's degree and 3+ years; OR a PhD and 2+ years.
- 2+ years of work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- Linux Kernel development experience, especially with KVM, schedulers, memory management, and device trees.
- Knowledge of ARMv8/ARMv9 and computer system architecture; experience with board or SoC bring-up, device drivers, JTAG, and open-source contributions.
Pay
$141,300.00 - $211,900.00 USD (pay range; salary is one component of total compensation)
Tools
Linux Kernel, KVM, IOMMU, DVFS, ARMv8, ARMv9, JTAG debuggers, QEMU
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