Software Engineer, Staff - Power and Limits Management

Qualcomm

Actively hiring

San Diego, CA Posted 56 days ago $134,800–$202,200 / year

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TL;DR

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.'s Power and Limits management software group within QCT Core Technologies seeks a senior-level engineer to join their dynamic team, where the candidate will collaborate with system, power, software, and hardware engineers to develop innovative architectures for Qualcomm's expanding product line. Day-to-day responsibilities include analyzing requirements, designing robust software solutions to ensure power efficiency in current and next-generation chipsets, performing detailed analysis to optimize performance and memory usage, developing profiling tools, and engaging in pre-silicon evaluations. The role requires expertise in ARM architecture, real-time operating systems, C/ASM programming, debugging embedded systems, Python scripting, and agile development methodologies. Candidates will work on firmware for constrained systems, manage performance/thermal trade-offs at the SOC level, and integrate machine learning across product generations, focusing on end-to-end performance optimization in IoT sectors and various HLOS environments.

Skills

Python C ARM RTOS JTAG Git Perforce Agile Kanban Machine_Learning ASM Compilers Linkers Version_Control Debugging_Emb_Sys Firmware_Development Power_Analysis Thermal_Management SOC_Interactions

What you'll do

Analyze requirements and design robust power-efficient software solutions for chipsets.
Optimize existing software to enhance performance, memory usage, and power efficiency.
Develop profiling tools for silicon validation and debugging across SOC components.
Participate in pre-silicon evaluations and sign-offs for new products.
Identify opportunities for hardware acceleration and provide recommendations.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience in computer architecture, preferably ARM.
Proficient in C/ASM programming and debugging real-time embedded systems.
Experience with version control systems like Perforce/Git and agile development methods.
Strong background in developing firmware for memory-constrained systems.
Knowledge of machine learning and its application to software optimization.
Ability to read hardware guides and write drivers based on that information.

Market check

Salary context

This $134,800–$202,200 range sits above 38% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$241,700

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$165,000–$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 595 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$222,500 across 540 roles with salary data.

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