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On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Posted
131 days ago
Closes
Aug 5, 2026

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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

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The Sr Staff ARM Server Firmware Management Customer Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies is a senior technical role responsible for driving the success of ARM-based hyperscale server platforms across various industry partners. This position requires deep expertise in platform firmware and server architecture to solve complex system-level issues, influence product direction, and accelerate technology adoption. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading multi-team debug efforts, mentoring customer engineering teams, and serving as the final escalation point for critical deliverables. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with UEFI/BIOS, BMC manageability (Redfish/IPMI), ARM Trusted Firmware, and silicon initialization, along with proficiency in C/C++, Python, and debugging techniques. This role operates at a large scale within Qualcomm’s datacenter roadmap, requiring leadership across firmware, bootloader, system software development, and platform security.

What you'll do

  • Lead deep dive forensics for complex firmware issues and system failures.
  • Coordinate cross-functional war rooms to resolve critical platform issues rapidly.
  • Serve as the primary technical liaison for customer engagements on server platforms.
  • Mentor internal teams and scale global customer engineering capabilities.
  • Shape diagnostics and observability stack for early boot logging and error handling.
  • Drive continuous improvement in fault detection, manageability protocol interoperability.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 6+ years of software development experience.
  • Extensive experience (3+ years) with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python.
  • Proven ability to debug complex system-level issues and perform deep forensic analysis.
  • Strong leadership skills in customer engagement, code reviews, and strategic enablement for UEFI/BIOS and BMC integration.
  • Expert understanding of ARM server firmware technologies including UEFI/EDK2, TF-A, and BMC ecosystems like OpenBMC and Redfish.
  • Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve mission-critical issues in a high-pressure environment.

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