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$197k – $295k per year
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Principal · 10+ years exp
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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 1, 2026. Qualcomm scores B on the Alion truth index.

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Qualcomm is an American semiconductor and wireless technology company founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Diego, California. It holds foundational patents in CDMA and the 3G, 4G and 5G cellular standards, licensing them to nearly every handset maker in the world, while its chip division designs the Snapdragon platforms that power a large share of Android smartphones, personal computers, wearables and connected cars. The company has been diversifying away from smartphone dependence into automotive digital cockpit and driver assistance systems, industrial internet of things, and on-device AI processing through its Hexagon and Oryon architectures.

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Our CPU software architecture team is driving the CPU software architecture for various industry top products using Qualcomm Custom CPU. This position/s will expose you to Qualcomm’s cutting-edge CPU sub-system feature software architecture, enablement, and Firmware development. Candidate would participate in hardware-software co-design, software architecture, system optimizations and firmware development. Will have opportunity to work on latest ARMv9 architecture features. Contributions will cater to different cutting-edge Qualcomm SoCs used in Premium Tier Mobiles, Laptops, Automotive, Cloud and Server products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Additional Job Description

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.

  • 10+ yrs of Experience in Embedded system development

  • Understanding of ARM CPU architecture fundamentals and ARMv8/v9 ISA

  • Performance Evaluation and Optimization of the applications for ARM architecture based SoCs

  • Familiarity of typical Open-Source development tools and frameworks

  • Experience in software or driver development for operating systems like Linux or RTOS (zephyr RTOS)

  • Good Programming skills using C, C++ or ARM assembly

  • Strong Analytical and debugging skills

  • Skills to collaborate with multiple-teams including HW design to define the software architecture

  • Understanding of RISCV architecture fundamentals is a plus

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Applies Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.

  • Analyzes user needs and software requirements to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.

  • Designs and implements software modules for products and systems.

  • Participates in the design, coding for large features, unit testing, significant debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.

  • Performs code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.

  • Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.

  • Writes technical documentation for Software projects.

Level of Responsibility:

  • Works under supervision.

  • Decision-making may affect work beyond immediate work group.

  • Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

  • Tasks do not have defined steps; planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [email protected] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay rangeand Other Compensation & Benefits :

$197,000.00 - $295,400.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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