Qualcomm
Windows Performance Engineer, Senior
$118K–$177K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's route: 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work; master's route: 1+ year; PhD route: no years stated. Separately, 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language. Preferred: 4+ years of Software Engineering focused on Power/Performance or related work.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field; OR master's degree in those fields; OR PhD in those fields.
About the job
Analyzes and optimizes software performance on Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices while controlling power consumption.
What you'll do
- Analyze benchmarks and applications to identify performance optimizations, and implement improvements.
- Develop and enhance analysis tools and instrumentation to identify performance gaps and options.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners on performance analysis and optimization.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience; OR a relevant master's degree and 1+ year; OR a relevant PhD.
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with a programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field; 4+ years of Software Engineering focused on Power/Performance or related work.
- Experience with C/C++, ARM assembly, ARM architecture, performance characterization and optimization; Windows OS, Visual Studio/LLVM compiler, and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) tools.
Pay
$117,800.00 - $176,600.00 (USD, base salary)
Tools
C, C++, Java, Python, ARM assembly, C#, Javascript, Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA)
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