Staff Software Engineer role focused on designing, developing, and integrating hypervisor and System Memory Management Unit (SMMU) firmware for Qualcomm's SoC platforms used in mobile, automotive, compute, and IoT devices. The engineer will work on low-level firmware that interfaces with bootloaders, Linux, and TrustZone, requiring deep expertise in ARM CPU architecture, virtualization, kernel development, and secure coding.… Responsibilities include firmware feature design, cross-team collaboration with hardware and ASIC teams, debugging and verification, code review, and technical documentation. Requires 2+ years of C/C++ programming with 4+ years total software engineering experience and strong background in OS/kernel development, computer architecture, and embedded systems.
kernel-development jobs in San Diego
Qualcomm seeks an embedded software engineer (0–3 years) to develop and maintain kernel drivers and services across multiple operating systems (QuRT OS, Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, Zephyr) for system-level debug, diagnostics, and inter-process communication on Qualcomm SoCs. The role requires proficiency in C, data structures, and embedded systems, with responsibilities spanning requirements analysis, design, implementation, and testing across mobile, automotive, XR/AR, IoT, and cloud AI platforms.… The candidate will debug across hardware, OS, compiler, and driver layers while contributing to product innovation and optimization.
Design and implement ultra-high-performance packet processing software for AWS EC2's Nitro System, handling encryption, firewalls, routing, and billing across millions of hosts worldwide. Optimize data structures and low-level hardware tuning to achieve millions of packets per second on single CPU cores using C/C++.… Own end-to-end feature design, implementation, integration testing, and production deployment across the global EC2 fleet. Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams on system architecture, CI/CD validation platforms, and monitoring/diagnostics services.
Lead senior systems engineer on the EC2 NX Platforms team, owning the packet processing pipeline that runs beneath every EC2 instance across 9M+ hosts globally. Design and implement ultra-high-performance networking software handling encryption, firewalls, routing, billing, and monitoring — targeting millions of packets per second on a single CPU core through highly optimized C/C++ code and low-level hardware tuning.… Mentor junior engineers, lead architecture decisions, conduct design and code reviews, and communicate technical designs with users and senior management. Ship production code with immediate, measurable impact across the entire EC2 fleet powering AWS Lambda and all external workloads.
Senior Software Engineer role on Google's Pixel GPU driver team, responsible for developing and maintaining kernel and user-space graphics driver stacks. Requires 5+ years of low-level systems programming in C++ or C, 3+ years of device driver development interfacing software with hardware, 3+ years with embedded operating systems, and 1+ year of GPU architecture experience.… The role involves developing new GPU features, optimizing performance, bringing silicon to production, debugging complex issues, and identifying future requirements for Pixel hardware.
Qualcomm seeks an experienced Staff Product Manager to define and drive the Linux platform roadmap across Snapdragon-based AI PCs, Edge AI systems, and enterprise computing solutions. The role spans product strategy, Linux distribution enablement, upstream kernel and driver strategy, and AI developer platform support.… You will gather customer and ecosystem requirements, create product roadmaps, collaborate with OEMs, ISVs, Linux distribution partners, and open-source communities to deliver optimized Linux experiences on Snapdragon platforms. Success requires translating market needs into platform requirements, managing cross-functional alignment across hardware, firmware, kernel, and AI software layers.
As a CPU Power Management Firmware Developer, you will design, implement, and verify embedded firmware for power and performance management across Qualcomm's custom CPU subsystems and SoCs. You'll collaborate with hardware power management and firmware teams to define and implement solutions, working in both pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.… The role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience with proficiency in C/C++, embedded systems, and RTOS/OS kernel development, plus demonstrated experience with embedded operating systems and ARM architecture.
Qualcomm seeks a Staff Embedded Software Engineer (6+ years) to design, implement, and maintain real-time operating system (RTOS) software components across QuRT OS and Zephyr RTOS platforms deployed on Qualcomm SoCs. You will own complex system-level issues, lead feature design from requirements through deployment, perform deep root-cause analysis on crashes and traces, and collaborate across hardware, systems, validation, and software teams.… The role emphasizes technical leadership, ownership of large technical areas, and raising team quality through example while leveraging modern development tools and automation. Strong hands-on experience with RTOS concepts, C/C++, low-level system software, and embedded development is required.
Lead senior systems engineer on the EC2 NX Platforms team to design and optimize the packet processing pipeline powering EC2 instances across AWS's global fleet. Drive ultra-high-performance networking software handling millions of packets per second through expert C/C++ development, low-level hardware tuning, and data structure optimization.… Own architecture decisions, mentor junior engineers, and ship production code across EC2 and Lambda with full ownership from design through operation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement Software Defined Networking (SDN) capabilities that enhance security, availability, and reliability.
Design and implement ultra-high-performance packet processing software for AWS EC2's virtualized networking stack, handling encryption, firewalls, routing, and monitoring across 9M+ hosts. Own end-to-end development of features running on the EC2 Nitro System, from design through production deployment, optimizing for millions of packets per second on single CPU cores.… Build secure, scalable monitoring and diagnostics services, and design hardware/software validation platforms enabling efficient CI/CD. Mentor junior engineers on systems architecture and maintainable code while collaborating cross-functionally to define requirements and improve development processes.