Senior SoC Platform Software Engineer

## Company: Qualcomm Semiconductor Limited ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering General Summary: GENERAL SUMMARY: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm SoC Platform Software Engineer, you will design and develop SoC Platform software solutions for Qualcomm IE-IOT SoC platforms, spanning Linux and RTOS environments, enabling high-performance, low-power, and real-time SoC Platform experiences in heterogeneous edge computing environments. Your work will support a broad range of applications, including surveillance, smart devices, retail systems, robotics, and edge AI in physical world systems, bridging deep technical knowledge with hands-on engineering execution to deliver robust, market-ready products. Qualcomm SoC Platform Software Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to assess and advance the application of company products that meet and exceed customer needs. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Design, develop, and evaluate SoC Platform software solutions for Qualcomm IE-IOT SoC platforms, targeting Linux and RTOS environments for IoT, industrial, and edge computing applications. * Implement and optimize SoC Platform software components including drivers, middleware, and application-layer modules to meet performance, power, and real-time requirements. * Collaborate with internal or third-party partners to integrate, bring up, and validate SoC Platform software on Qualcomm IE-IOT SoC-based systems. * Conduct detailed design and code reviews to ensure implementation meets performance, power efficiency, reliability, compliance, and cost requirements. * Coordinate and perform specialized analyses (e.g., feasibility studies, performance profiling, memory footprint analysis) to verify software behavior across target platforms. * Test and validate SoC Platform software on development systems to ensure functional correctness and compliance, and support issues triage and root cause analysis. * Prepare and present technical documentation, design reviews, and execution status updates to stakeholders. * Resolve architecture and design issues at the software and system level, and contribute to the bring-up and debug of SoC Platform software on new platforms. * Participate in determining objectives of assignments and plan, schedule, and arrange own activities in accomplishing those objectives. REQUIRED COMPETENCIES: (All competencies are required upon entry) System Integration Platform * Integrate Linux BSP, RTOS firmware, and hardware components on ARM-based SoCs. * Enable end-to-end system bring-up from bootloader to application layer. * Coordinate initialization sequences across bootloader, Linux kernel, RTOS, and firmware. * Support secure boot flows, including verified boot and chain-of-trust bring-up. System-Level Debugging * Debug issues across HW/FW/OS boundaries including boot failures, crashes, hangs, and performance issues. * Analyze system logs, crash dumps, and runtime traces to identify root causes. * Use and enhance debugging, logging, and diagnostic frameworks. * Support system profiling and performance analysis. Bring-up & Validation * Support board bring-up, feature enablement, and system validation. * Work with hardware and firmware teams to investigate silicon or integration-related issues. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience OR * Master’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience OR * PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field * 2+ years of academic...