Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Automotive Platforms
Qualcomm
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This role pays more than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $152,000–$222,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $212k versus about $187k for comparable roles.
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Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
Qualcomm currently has 575 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $147,900–$221,900 across 550 roles with salary data.
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As a Senior Staff Auto Telematics Platform SW Engineer, you will serve as the senior technical authority for the embedded Linux platform software powering automotive telematics systems. You will own the platform software stack end to end across multiple chipset generations, managing everything from initial silicon bring-up through production launch. Key responsibilities include architecting boot and recovery solutions, managing over-the-air update flows, and driving platform security including verified boot and full-disk encryption. You will optimize boot-time and memory footprint targets while planning kernel and Yocto upgrade roadmaps. The role requires expertise in C, C++, Assembly, and Python, alongside deep knowledge of Linux kernel development, device drivers, and RTOS. You will solve complex problems regarding cellular modem integration over PCIe, USB, and Ethernet within automotive cybersecurity frameworks.
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