Staff Engineer - Core Platform (Linux Drivers & System Software)

Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer Core Platform to develop and enable Linux-based system software for next-generation SoCs. The role focuses on Linux kernel driver development, bootloader integration (UBoot), and system bring-up, including debugging and performance optimization across key hardware subsystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SoC bring-up (pre-silicon post-silicon) and platform enablement
• Develop and maintain Linux kernel device drivers
• Linux Stability / Crash analysis debugging
• Enable and debug boot flow (ROM UBoot Linux)
• Design and support Board Support Package (BSP) components
• Debug system-level issues (HW/SW interaction, kernel crashes, boot failures)
• Optimize system performance, latency, and power efficiency
• Perform code reviews, design reviews, and mentoring
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and external ecosystem teams

Required Technical Skills Programming Core Systems

• Strong proficiency in C programming
• In-depth knowledge of Linux kernel internals
• Strong understanding of embedded systems and RTOS concepts

Linux Driver Development

• Peripheral DMA / Interrupt handling
• PCIe/USB subsystem
• Storage drivers: NAND, NOR, eMMC
• Clock, power management, reset frameworks
• I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO drivers
• Audio drivers (PCM/ALSA)

Bootloader Low-Level Systems

• Experience with UBoot development and debugging
• Strong understanding of boot architecture and memory initialization
• Familiarity with flash subsystems (QSPI / SPI NAND / eMMC)

Debugging Tools

• Experience with JTAG / Lauterbach / TRACE32
• Linux debugging tools: dmesg, printk, ftrace, crash analysis
• Strong skills in system-level debugging and issue root cause analysis

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in embedded systems / Linux kernel development
• Proven experience in SoC bring-up and BSP development

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 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 languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.