Qualcomm · 14 hours ago
CPU Software Architecture Staff Engineer
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $202K/yr
4+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading company in the technology sector, and they are seeking an experienced CPU Software Engineer to contribute to the design and development of low-level firmware for CPU bootstrapping and power management. The role involves defining architecture specifications, developing prototypes, and engaging with worldwide partners to influence product development.
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Responsibilities
Design and development of firmware of boot, debug, idle and active CPU power management
CPU software/hardware design trade-offs
Coordinating debugging of critical SW issues that are artifacts of any high-performance CPU microarchitecture (prefetching, speculation, memory ordering etc...)
Definition of short and long-term SW architecture roadmap in accordance with Arm’s architecture ISA evolution
Represent the CPU SW teams in engagements with Arm/ RISC-V architects and third-party software partners (e.g., Google, MSFT, RISE etc.)
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
15+ Years of Experience in the embedded domain to design, develop and support software solutions on multi-core CPUs with Strong C/C++ programming skills
Very deep expertise in the subject of computer architecture especially in more than one of the following areas – Memory consistency, Coherency, Memory Management, Virtualization, Security/ Sandboxing, Super Scalar Architectures
Good understanding of system wide bottlenecks that may influence CPU performance/ throughput
Very good exposure to ARM or RISC-V architectures
Embedded Platforms experience including low-level drivers and firmware, kernel, and user-space components
Design and development of software for heterogeneous compute platforms consisting of ARM or RISC-V CPUs and specialized hardware accelerators in an embedded SoC systems
Usage of J-TAG or ICE debuggers Experience in real-time SW development for embedded products
Hands on experience of driver development on any RTOS
Detailed understanding of some of SoC hardware blocks - Clocks, PLLs, GPIO, Interrupt Controllers (GIC, PLIC), Peripherals (SPI/I2C/PCIE/CAN/Ethernet/USB/UFS)
Motivated self-starter with excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrated ability to work with engineers/partners/customers across different geographies
Demonstrated experience working with senior management in a corporate environment
Demonstrated experience in business process streamlining and transformation that includes disciplined approach to digitized services enabling
Hands-on technical lead who is not hesitant to dig into the details where needed to get first-hand knowledge of the issues and play an active and personal role in steering team success
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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