Qualcomm

Windows Performance Engineer, Staff

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in relevant engineering or computer science fields with 2-4 years of experience in Software Engineering.
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and Python.
  • Experience working with power and performance-oriented software optimization.
  • Familiarity with Windows OS, ARM architecture, and relevant development tools.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills with proven leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct in-depth analysis of software benchmarks to pinpoint optimization opportunities.
  • Implement software optimizations that enhance performance while managing power consumption.
  • Develop and improve analysis tools to assist in identifying performance gaps.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive performance analysis and enhancements.
  • Identify risks in design decisions and approaches that impact software performance.
  • Resolve complex technical challenges across multiple product areas.
  • Lead projects as a technical authority and ensure successful project outcomes.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunities for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package to support work-life balance.
  • Access to resources that promote professional development and growth.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is looking for an experienced Windows Power/Performance Developer with passion for analyzing and optimizing software running on Windows on Snapdragon.

Ideal candidate has background to understand and identify/implement software optimizations across multiple layers of Software, Windows Operating System, Kernel, Compiler, Drivers, Assembly Language, CPU microarchitecture and SoC/Memory/Bus architecture.

As a Windows Performance Developer, you'll be owning and driving analysis of complex system level performance aspects and coming up with solutions to optimize performance without impacting power consumption to deliver best in class software performance for next generation of Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices using Qualcomm SoC's. In this role you will work closely with software architects, OS and kernel developers, CPU architects and SOC architects to define performance optimization strategies to deliver the best performing Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices.

We are looking for a self-starter, with excellent people and leadership skills to drive analysis and optimizations with senior technical members from broad set of teams across Qualcomm and external partners. Should be able to self-manage and work through ambiguous issues and requirements. The candidate should have strong written and verbal communication skills.

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.

Responsibilities:
  • In-depth analysis of key software benchmarks and applications to identify optimization opportunities
  • Implement software optimizations to ensure performance criteria is met
  • Develop and enhance analysis tools and instrumentation to assist in analysis, identifying performance gaps and optimization options
  • Collaborate with internal teams and external partners for analysis and optimizations
  • Identifies risks associated with designs, approaches, and other work efforts.
  • Solves complex technical problems that affect significant areas of products.
  • Makes decisions based on incomplete, contradictory, and ambiguous requirements and information that affect policies and multiple teams in the software development process.
  • Acts as a tech lead on projects and owns the outcome of the project.
  • Leads others with technical credibility.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
  • 5+ years of Software Engineering with focus in Power/Performance or related work experience.
  • Experienced in C/C++, ARM assembly
  • Familiarity with C#, Java, Javascript, Python is a plus
  • Strong familiarity with ARM architecture
  • Good understanding of CPU Architecture, Memory and Bus architecture and how that impacts software performance Experienced in performance characterization and software optimization techniques
  • Able to debug complex problems across multiple layers of Hardware, OS, compiler, and drivers
  • Experience with Windows OS, Visual Studio/LLVM compiler and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) tools is preferred Experience in Compiler and JIT technologies is a plus
  • Experience with optimizing for popular CPU software benchmarks is a plus


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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