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Mirafra Technology

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TRL11, Inc.

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$100 - $150K/hr

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$100 - $150K/hr

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Spectra Defense

Design, implement, and maintain Linux device drivers, kernel modules, and hardware abstraction layers. * Work with Yocto/OpenEmbedded to build, maintain, and optimize embedded Linux distributions.

eInfochips

Embedded Engineer/Sr. Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$154K - $202K/yr

Experience in BSP, Linux Internals, Linux Device Driver Development, Protocol level knowledge of Interfaces would be added advantages. Additional Information All your information will be kept ...

eInfochips

Embedded Engineer/Sr. Engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$154K - $202K/yr

Experience in BSP, Linux Internals, Linux Device Driver Development, Protocol level knowledge of Interfaces would be added advantages. Qualifications Additional Information All your information will ...

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

San Diego, CA • On-site

Qualcomm
Technology, Communication and Media • 10K+ employees
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$134K - $202K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 14 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Develop and work on Linux device driver code for Machine Learning use cases, specifically for Qualcomm high-performance inference accelerator AI 100 and related products.

  • Assist with upstreaming the developed code and work on low-level implementation, testing, and debugging of Linux kernel drivers and modules.

  • Contribute to the development and understanding of hardware interfaces such as PCIe, DMA, and peripherals, including virtualization and system security features.

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8.8

Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

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Job description

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
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.
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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.
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Qualcomm is enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected. You interact with products and technologies made possible by Qualcomm every day, including 5G-enabled smartphones that double as pro-level cameras and gaming devices, smarter vehicles and cities, and the technology behind the smart, connected factories that manufactured your latest purchase. Our powerful connectivity solutions keep you connected—even in remote areas. Qualcomm 5G and AI innovations are the power behind the connected intelligent edge. You’ll find our technologies behind and inside the innovations that deliver significant value across multiple industries and to billions of people every day.

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