Afternoon Video Software Engineer Jobs in California

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. **
Qualcomm is the leading provider of smartphone SoCs and software technology in the world. Our technology solutions bring function and high-speed wireless connectivity to mobile devices, powering the majority of smartphones around the globe. As part of the video software global development team at Qualcomm, you will have the opportunity to work with an international team of hardware, systems, and software engineers to develop and integrate cutting edge video technology on Linux platforms powered by Qualcomm SoCs. Qualcomm SoCs provide integrated solutions for smart phone, computing, entertainment, automotive, connectivity, IoT, datacenter products worldwide. The Linux video software team drives the feature design, development, integration, and commercialization of video software and applications on Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors.
Responsibilities:
This position requires the candidate to design, implement, integrate, and commercialize various user and kernel mode software modules on Qualcomm's SOC that meets specified performance, latency, power, robustness, and stability metrics. Responsibilities include requirements analysis, software design/development/maintenance, and troubleshooting of video and Agentic AI related frameworks and drivers on the mobile and/or AI inferencing SOCs platforms.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate the following skills/knowledge:
• Android multimedia frameworks and video related applications.
• Video usage models including playback, streaming, camcorder, WiFi display, and DRM.
• Video compression standards (e.g. H264/H.265/AV1)
• Streaming protocols and implementation (e.g HLS/HTTP/RTSP/DASH)
• Experience Agentic AI frameworks and related algorithms
• Expertise in working with tools and techniques used on Linux (Windbg, JTAG, etc.)
• ARM or other embedded SoC development and debugging.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience with C and C++ Programming Languages.
• Experience in Linux Kernel development with a focus on V4L2 and device driver programming.
• Experience in video and imaging technologies, including video compression, post-processing, and computer vision.
• Experience in researching and implementing ML algorithms and tools, and developing machine learning applications according to requirements.
• Knowledge of software design patterns and multi-threaded programming.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, data structures, and algorithms, particularly with respect to Linux platforms.
• Software debugging skills in embedded real time operating systems, preferably on Linux platforms
• Understanding of power and performance considerations on embedded systems, preferably on Linux platforms
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
• 1+ year of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• 1+ year of experience with Database Management Software.
• 1+ year of experience with API.
• 1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$94,200.00 - $141,200.00
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.
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