Senior Staff Engineer – Core Platform Products

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Job Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Staff Engineer to lead software execution, platform integration, productization, and commercialization of next-generation Snapdragon SoCs. The role requires strong ownership, cross-functional leadership, and hands-on problem solving to drive successful silicon bring-up, feature readiness, quality, performance, and customer launches.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Execution & Productization

• Own end-to-end execution of Core Platform deliverables across multiple SoC programs.
• Drive feature readiness, software milestones, risk management, and program execution.
• Lead platform bring-up from pre-silicon validation through production and customer launch.
• Ensure timely closure of critical software, firmware, and system integration issues.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Coordinate execution across HW, Systems, BSP, Security, Camera, Audio, Connectivity, AI, and OEM teams.
• Drive issue prioritization, dependency management, and release readiness.
• Lead cross-team technical reviews, war rooms, and execution tracking forums.
• Influence stakeholders to achieve program commitments and business goals.

Debug & Problem Resolution

• Lead triage and resolution of complex product issues spanning boot, power, performance, memory, stability, and subsystem interactions.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for critical customer and commercialization issues.
• Establish robust debug methodologies and execution processes.

Quality & Delivery Excellence

• Drive software quality, stability, and KPI improvements.
• Monitor execution metrics, identify risks early, and implement mitigation plans.
• Improve engineering productivity through process, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Own release readiness and ensure successful product deliveries.

Team Leadership

• Mentor engineers and technical leads.
• Build execution culture focused on accountability, quality, and customer success.
• Lead large cross-functional efforts where outcomes depend on alignment across multiple organizations.

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 12+ years of embedded software development, integration, or product engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in C/C++ and system-level debugging.
• Experience with SoC bring-up, commercialization, and product launches.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Android, firmware, device drivers, boot flows, power management, and system software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead execution across multiple teams and deliver complex programs.

What Success Looks Like

• Consistently delivers high-quality software milestones and product launches.
• Rapidly drives closure of critical program risks and technical issues.
• Successfully coordinates execution across multiple organizations.
• Improves product quality, schedule predictability, and customer satisfaction.
• Recognized as a trusted execution leader who gets challenging programs across the finish line.

Minimum Qualifications:

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Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

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

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