Qualcomm

Staff Engineer, Device Drivers (San Diego or Boulder, CO)

Qualcomm$134K — $202K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in Linux kernel driver development
  • Proficiency in embedded development using C
  • Strong understanding of SoC architecture and common hardware blocks
  • Experience with PCIe virtualization and SRIOV
  • Familiarity with source code and configuration management tools like git
  • Ability to work in a structured development environment focusing on low-level implementation

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Linux device drivers for Machine Learning applications
  • Assist in upstreaming kernel code revisions
  • Implement functional simulations of SoC systems including bus subsystems and DMA
  • Debug and optimize device drivers using established techniques
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand architectural requirements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare plans
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
  • Annual discretionary bonus program
  • Stock options and RSU grants available
Full Job Description
General Summary:

Qualcomm CR&D is looking for a software engineer for Linux device driver for Machine Learning use cases. The development target is Qualcomm high-performance inference accelerator AI 100 and related products.

The candidate will help work on developing code for Linux device drivers and help with upstreaming the code.

Familiarity with development of functional simulation of SoC systems included bus subsystems, DMA, PCIe and peripherals, synchronization mechanisms such as semaphores as well as low speed peripherals will be beneficial.

Required Skills and Aptitudes
  • Experience with Linux kernel driver development, kernel modules, HWMon, sysfs and debugging techniques
  • PCIe virtualization, SRIOV
  • Experience with embedded development in C.
  • Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks
  • Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools, git knowledge is required
  • Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)


Desirable Skills and Aptitudes
  • 4+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience with Linux kernel PCIe stack.
  • Familiar with high speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDR
  • Familiar with implementing systems with high reliability expectations such as use of ECC, PCI AER fields.
  • Experience working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller & timers
  • Experience with kernel subsystems relevant to isolation and security.
  • Strong understanding of DMA, IOMMU, and device assignment in virtualized/isolated contexts.
  • Proficiency with virtualization: KVM and guest/host split drivers.


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.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$134,800.00 - $202,200.00

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.

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