Company:Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:Do you have an interest in how leading-edge consumer devices are created? Do you want to be part of a team that imagines, designs, and creates low-power, highly efficient hardware accelerators that go into your phones, laptops, watch, smart-glasses and automobiles?
Qualcomm's display software team is looking for a candidate who will contribute to the design, development, and verification of leading-edge technology for our next-generation Snapdragon™ line of processors.
Our team develops the drivers and software components that accelerate processing of content from engines like the video decoder, camera and GPU through the Snapdragon® Adreno DPU (Display Processing Unit).
The responsibilities in this position include:
- Design, code, test, and integrate drivers for Qualcomm's Snapdragon™ chipsets with a focus on efficiency and robustness.
- Working with embedded software techniques including memory management, DMA acceleration, interrupt service routines, multi-threading, synchronization, and interface design (APIs).
- Developing software in a rapid paced environment and delivering drivers targeted for operating systems such as Android, Windows, Zephyr and Linux.
- Working in a global environment with teams and customers that depend on our technology to deliver cutting-edge consumer products.
Minimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
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.
Qualifications:- Strong academic standing with courses focused on software/hardware interaction.
- Excellent programming skills in C/C++, at least 8 years of professional or academic experience.
- Experience in scripting with Python.
- Motivated to learn new technologies and skills related to image processing and hardware acceleration.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to dissect larger problems and solving challenges through process of elimination.
- Effective interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal).
- Self-motivated, hardworking, and flexible.
Preferred Qualifications- Basic understanding of frameworks such as DirectX, WDDM, and/or DRM.
- Basic understanding of ARM and RISC-V architecture and instructions.
- Basic understanding of image processing algorithms, image manipulation or color theory.
- Basic understanding of high-speed signals used in electronic devices.
- Basic understanding of electronics schematics and usage of tools such as an oscilloscope or logic analyzer.
- Experience building consumer electronics using development kits such as Raspberry Pi or Arduino.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $162,600.00 - $244,000.00
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.
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