Qualcomm

Compiler Toolchain Engineer

Qualcomm$98K — $148K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of compiler engineering experience in industry or academia
  • Experience with LLVM or GCC compiler frameworks
  • Proficient in C/C++ and assembly programming
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • Knowledge of system software tools such as assemblers, linkers, and debuggers

Responsibilities

  • Research and enhance components of the compiler
  • Analyze performance metrics to identify improvements
  • Collaborate with hardware engineers for feasible software solutions
  • Identify system integration issues with development teams
  • Create benchmark tests for compiler evaluation

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants
  • Comprehensive benefits package designed for employee success
  • Support for work-life balance and overall well-being
Full Job Description
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Compiler Toolchain Software

General Summary:

We develop the LLVM compilation suite for Qualcomm's Hexagon DSP delivering rich performance for machine learning, wireless communication, audio, and image processing applications on the Android platform. We are looking for compiler engineers who will help us build these software platforms. In this role, you will collaborate with Qualcomm hardware and software engineers to enable efficient usage of Qualcomm's silicon. You will work with a team of compiler engineers with rich experience and knowledge. We work on the entire compilation stack including programming languages and intermediate representations, code generation, improving performance, and programmer usability.

Summary
  • Research, design, develop, and enhance different components of the compiler
  • Analyze performance, code size and other metrics to identify compiler improvements
  • Analyze software requirements, determine the feasibility of design within the given constraints, consult with architecture and HW engineers, and come up with software solutions best suited for Qualcomm's SOCs
  • Analyze and identify system level integration issues, interface with the software development, integration and test teams
  • Develop and execute benchmark and test scenarios for compilers

Minimum Qualifications
  • Knowledge and experience in compiler frameworks such as LLVM or gcc
  • Programming in C/C++ and assembly languages
  • 5 years or more of compiler engineering experience in industry or academia
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Preferred qualifications
  • Professional experience with compiler development
  • LLVM or any industrial strength compiler development experience is a plus
  • Knowledge of instruction sets and computer architectures - pipeline structure, hazards, cache, memory organization, etc.
  • Working knowledge of system software tools such as assemblers, linkers, debuggers and experience using them
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Professional experience with large scale software codebases
  • Deep knowledge of software engineering
  • Master's degree or PhD. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.


Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$98,900.00 - $148,300.00

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.

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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