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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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As a Senior Software Engineer — RISC-V Instruction Set Simulator, you will join the CPU Engineering team to develop a high-performance, production-grade instruction set simulator serving as a golden reference model for next-generation 64-bit RISC-V processors. You will translate RISC-V specification chapters into C++ code, covering extensions like integer, floating-point, vector, and security features. Your daily responsibilities include maintaining the fetch, decode, and execute engines, managing memory protection and privilege-level logic, and developing co-simulation harnesses to compare results against RTL. You will also write targeted unit tests and maintain developer tools. The role requires proficiency in C++, knowledge of processor architecture, and experience with systems programming or hardware verification. Preferred skills include familiarity with RISC-V, x86, or ARM architectures, Python 3+, GDB, ELF binaries, and Linux internals to ensure the simulator remains a trustworthy reference for firmware development.
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