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Senior · 6+ years exp

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 7, 2025. 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.
Backed by NEA, Valueaddvc, Mayfield

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Qualcomm China

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Interested in enabling next generation graphics, games, ray tracing, machine learning, image and video processing, even Mars drones? In the GPU Developer Tools team, you will contribute to initiatives that provide developers the capabilities to learn, debug, and advance these technologies and more.

The Qualcomm Adreno GPU Software team is looking for talented engineers to work on next generation GPU Developer Tools. Responsibilities include the design and development of profiling and performance analysis tools, GPU debugging tools, collaborating with GPU hardware and software teams on performance validation and analysis, new feature development, debugging issues, optimizing for the user experience, and working with the developer ecosystem, our partners, and OEMs. This role is an opportunity to shape how developers optimize for the Snapdragon Adreno GPU and have insight into next generation GPU hardware design.

Our efforts in GPU Developer Tools create opportunities for our team members to learn new technologies and engage in full stack development ranging from user interfaces to graphics driver instrumentation. Experience in developing real-time software applications, graphics and/or GPGPU applications, games, middleware, drivers, or developer tools is a big plus.

In this role, you will:

  • Design and develop profiling, performance analysis, and debugging tools features.
  • Collaborate with GPU hardware and software teams on performance validation and analysis.
  • Debug issues, optimize for the user experience, and work with the developer ecosystem, partners, and OEMs.
  • Shape how developers optimize for the Snapdragon Adreno GPU and gain insight into next generation GPU hardware design.

The ideal candidate will meet two or more qualifications:

  • 6+ years of professional experience
  • Extensive programming knowledge in C/C++
  • Deep knowledge of GPU hardware and graphics concepts
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, guiding and mentoring other engineers, driving projects to completion, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and innovation

One or more of the following qualifications is a plus:

  • Experience developing graphics applications with Vulkan, DirectX, Metal, OpenGL, WebGL or graphics development through Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot or a comparable graphics or game engine
  • Experience developing GPU computing applications with OpenCL, CUDA, SYCL etc.
  • Experience debugging, optimizing, profiling, and tuning real-time graphics and/or compute applications
  • Experience with game engines, graphics frameworks, or general computing frameworks leveraging the GPU
  • Knowledge of recent graphics trends, especially ray tracing and emerging capabilities such as mesh shading and workgraphs
  • Familiarity with Graphics Profilers and Debuggers such as Nsight, PIX, GPA, RenderDoc, Radeon Profilers, GfxReconstruct

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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

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).

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.

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.

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

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