Product Software Engineer Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
Job Description
This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.
As a Qualcomm Product Software Engineer , this role requires working on Product Software development and testing tasks for various programs (e.g. Smartphones ( Linux, Android OS etc.), Computing devices (e.g. Laptops, Servers) , Automotive Infotainment & ADAS systems ,and other consumer & Industrial IoT products). You will work and collaborate with various other Qualcomm Engineering teams e.g. Software, Systems , Hardware, Architecture and Test teams for delivering end to end product software solution for such programs.
Software Integration Tasks :

• Integrate software components and configurations to meet product specifications.
• Maintain and enhance automation for continuous integration systems.
• Resolve build failures, resolve any software interface dependencies.
• Create and maintain build scripts to optimize the build generation process.
• Manage software configuration using version control system ( e.g. Perforce or GIT or Github etc.)
• Announce and release new software baselines.

Product Software Sanity Testing:

• Sanity test the incremental builds to catch any regression issues due to new integration tasks. This testing happens on-target devices, simulators and reference platforms.
• Debug any sanity test failures. This requires understanding of common on-target debugging tools such as JTAG, ADB , simulators, log analysis etc.
• Create scripts to automate the test scenarios and process logs.
  
  • Create test plans to cover test coverage for new features being enabled through software integration cycles.
  • Collaborate for design and code-reviews with other technical & business team members.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of OPEN BMC and Operating Systems (CentOs/UBantu/RHEL) for x86, ARM64, and RISC-V 64-bit server platforms.
• Experience with open-source benchmarking tools (DCPerf, Kubernetes, VectorDBBench) and AIML module such as PyTorch and vLLM, etc.
• Knowledge of different debugging tool such as TRACE32,OpenOCD,etc for compute and IoT projects.
• Experience with Software development, debugging and testing with ARM or x86 based compute and Server product development for Linux based OS.
• Experience with using open source software, enablement of such software for different hardware platforms by collaborating with software & hardware teams.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Applies Software knowledge to assist and support the design, development, creation, modification, and validation of embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs and software requirements.
• Designs and implements small software features for products and systems.
• Participates in the design, coding for small features, unit testing, minor debugging fixes, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule.
• Assists in performing code reviews and regression tests as well as the triaging of issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with others inside project team to accomplish project objectives.
• Writes technical documentation for Software projects.
Level of Responsibility:
• Works under supervision.
• Decision-making affects direct area of work and/or work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey basic, routine factual information.
• Tasks require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; some planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
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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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