Enablement Software Principal Engineer

Qualcomm

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Santa Clara, CA · Austin, TX Posted 55 days ago $211,800–$317,800 / year

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TL;DR

As a Sr. Staff Engineer or Principal Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, you will join a distributed team developing custom CPUs by working on Linux kernel, boot firmware, and low-level libraries to ensure optimal performance and security. Your daily tasks include optimizing existing software, enabling new architectural features, and collaborating with hardware teams to define future high-performance SoCs and platforms. You will need deep expertise in computer architecture, proficiency in C and assembly language, experience with systems programming using Python or similar languages, familiarity with UEFI, ACPI, and SystemReady standards, and the ability to develop software virtual platforms and debugging tools for pre-silicon and hardware environments. This role requires a minimum of 10-15 years of experience building software stacks for high-performance systems and Linux kernel development, along with strong communication and problem-solving skills to influence key organizational decisions.

Skills

C Assembly Python Git UEFI ACPI SystemReady Linux kernel development Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS CI/CD

What you'll do

Define future high-performance SoCs and platforms.
Identify hardware optimization areas for performance improvements.
Create optimizations and drivers for high-performance computing systems.
Ensure efficient operation of existing operating systems on new architectures.
Develop software virtual platforms and low-level boot firmware.

What we're looking for

Deep understanding of computer architecture concepts and high-performance designs.
Proficiency in C, assembly language, Python, and build systems.
Expertise in Linux kernel development and system firmware (UEFI, ACPI).
Experience in developing software virtual platforms and debugging tools.
10+ years of experience building software stacks for high-performance systems.

Market check

Salary context

This $211,800–$317,800 range sits above 93% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$244,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$170,575–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 564 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 531 roles with salary data.

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