Staff Engineer, Device Drivers (San Diego or Boulder, CO)

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA · Boulder, CO Posted 61 days ago $134,800–$202,200 / year
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TL;DR

The Qualcomm Cloud AI team seeks a senior software engineer to develop Linux device drivers for high-performance inference accelerators like the AI 100. This role involves coding and upstreaming driver code for PCIe interfaces, DMA, and other hardware components while ensuring reliability through ECC and PCI AER fields. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with C programming, Linux kernel modules, and debugging techniques, as well as familiarity with RTOS, SoC architecture, and virtualization technologies like KVM. Knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDR is essential, along with expertise in security-related kernel subsystems and device assignment in virtualized contexts. This position requires a structured approach to software development and the ability to work on low-level implementation details.

Skills

Linux C git PCIe LPDDR ECC AER interrupt_controller timers KVM IOMMU DMA sysfs RTOS SoC_architecture HWMon source_code_management configuration_management kernel_subsystems virtualization device_drivers

What you'll do

  • Develop Linux device drivers for Qualcomm high-performance inference accelerator AI 100.
  • Upstream code to the Linux kernel for integration and community review.
  • Debug and optimize kernel modules using various debugging techniques.
  • Implement synchronization mechanisms like semaphores in driver development.
  • Work on PCIe stack, virtualization, and isolation features in the Linux kernel.

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of Linux kernel driver development experience.
  • Proficiency in C programming and understanding of RTOS principles.
  • Experience with PCIe stack, virtualization (KVM), and isolation/security subsystems.
  • Knowledge of DMA, IOMMU, device assignment, and high-speed interfaces like PCIe/LPDDR.
  • Familiarity with SOC building blocks including interrupt controllers, timers, and synchronization mechanisms.

Market check

Salary context

This $134,800–$202,200 range sits above 42% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$134,800–$230,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$162,875–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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