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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.
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The Staff Linux Software Engineer joins the Qualcomm Data Center team to lead the development of Linux-based system software for next-generation datacenter high-performance inference accelerators. This role involves owning complex subsystems end-to-end, including designing and optimizing Linux user-space and kernel-adjacent drivers and libraries. You will build host software stacks for AI inference and secure compute workloads while driving API design, multi-threaded systems, and scalable architectures. Key responsibilities include architecting CI test environments, debugging boot flows and PCIe link behavior, and performing performance optimizations. Required technical skills include modern C/C++, Linux internals, SoC architecture, and git. You will collaborate across hardware, firmware, and security teams to solve low-level implementation challenges and deliver production-ready system software for high-performance, low-latency workloads.
C++
C
Python
Linux Kernel
Linux user‑space
Drivers
multi‑threading
PCIe
KVM
Docker
SR‑IOV
Git
gtest
SoC Architecture
UML
OO Design
AI Inference
Confidential Computing