Jobs at Qualcomm

Design and optimize Network-on-Chip (NoC) architectures for high-performance Qualcomm SoCs with focus on physical implementation and PPA (power, performance, area) goals. Responsibilities include floorplan-driven architecture design, physical-aware synthesis strategies, clock tree planning, power analysis, timing closure, and custom placement/routing techniques.…See more Requires deep expertise in ASIC physical design, NoC protocols (AMBA, cache coherency), and scripting in Python, Perl, TCL, and C to analyze and optimize latency, area, performance, and power metrics.

The Enterprise AI FinOps Lead establishes financial governance for company-wide AI usage across multi-cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), SaaS, and on-premise environments. The role owns cost visibility, show-back, optimization, budgeting, forecasting, and stakeholder engagement, with deep responsibility for AI-specific cost drivers such as tokens, models, prompts, embeddings, and RAG systems.…See more The leader translates telemetry into actionable insights, optimization programs, and executive reporting while managing the full departmental budget. This is a hands-on operator role requiring 8+ years in FinOps, cloud cost management, or enterprise finance, with strong analytical, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

Staff Program Manager overseeing camera processor software development across multiple SoC products at Qualcomm. Responsible for program planning, execution, and cross-functional coordination across camera stack, image/video processing, and silicon bring-up.…See more Requires 5+ years of program management experience, preferably with expertise in Android/Linux platforms, Camera HAL, and end-to-end SoC software/firmware. Will drive disciplined execution through boards, checkpoints, and metrics while balancing customer commitments, roadmap priorities, and engineering capacity.

Qualcomm's Location Technology team seeks a Senior Engineer to validate and commercialize next-generation positioning solutions (GNSS, Assisted GNSS, cellular, Wi-Fi, sensor fusion) across mobile, automotive, wearables, XR, and IoT platforms. The role focuses on system-level test strategy development, log/trace analysis, and root-cause debugging of complex multi-sensor location systems.…See more A key expectation is building automation tools, data-analysis pipelines, and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate test development, log analysis, KPI evaluation, and reporting. The candidate will collaborate with systems, software, algorithms, and product teams to drive feature commercialization and continuous engineering productivity improvements.

Qualcomm seeks a Datacenter Software Program Manager to oversee multiple software programs on x86/ARM platforms with 4–8+ years of program management experience. The role requires managing complex program execution (schedule, budget, scope, resources), tracking metrics, identifying and mitigating risks, and collaborating with senior stakeholders to align software strategy and ecosystem roadmaps.…See more Candidates must have engineering or product management background with 2+ years of AI product experience, deep understanding of Linux software stacks, and proven ability to work independently and influence organizational decisions.

Senior System Analyst responsible for designing and supporting Kinaxis Maestro/RapidResponse supply chain planning solutions at Qualcomm. The role involves creating functional and technical specifications, delivering integrated workbook solutions with data modeling and Java-based scripting, troubleshooting system issues, and collaborating with developers and global teams.…See more Candidates need deep expertise in demand/supply planning processes, Kinaxis platform capabilities (analytics, capacity constraints, composite workbooks), and experience with ERP/MRP systems, along with proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and Oracle.

Design and architect AI/ML platforms optimized for Qualcomm's hardware (GPU/NPU) and software stack, with focus on end-to-end performance analysis, algorithm tuning, and system bottleneck reduction. Analyze ML workloads across Computer Vision, Audio, Generative AI, and Agentic AI domains; correlate device performance against pre-silicon predictions; and develop reference implementations and tools for third-party developers.…See more Requires 15+ years in high-performance computing systems engineering or software with 5+ years in AI system optimization, strong expertise in AI frameworks and performance profiling, and ability to lead cross-functional teams and articulate complex technical concepts.

Senior Staff engineer responsible for automotive software testing, focusing on functional safety and AI infrastructure for Snapdragon Digital Chassis platforms (telematics, digital cockpit, ADAS, autonomy). Will design and execute manual and automated test plans across embedded systems, multimedia, computer vision, and AI/neural network components using HIL/SIL methodologies.…See more Requires 6+ years of systems test engineering with deep expertise in test automation (C/C++, Python), Linux/QNX/Android kernels, and preferably automotive domain experience with AUTOSAR fundamentals.

Senior Staff Engineer role focused on developing next-generation automotive telematics platform software at Qualcomm. Responsibilities include architecting platform security (mandatory access control, verified boot, disk encryption), leading boot-time and memory optimization efforts, designing fusion configurations integrating application processors with cellular modems, planning kernel and Yocto upgrade roadmaps, and ensuring automotive software compliance.…See more The role requires 6+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in embedded Linux, kernel development, bootloaders, Yocto build systems, automotive cybersecurity standards, and cross-team technical leadership.

As a Multimedia Engineering Intern at Qualcomm, you will work on system-level architecture, analysis, and optimization of multimedia technologies including camera, video encoding/decoding, audio, speech, GPU, and computer vision across Snapdragon devices. The role focuses on HW/SW co-design and power/performance optimization for billions of devices globally.…See more You'll contribute to projects in graphics, computer vision, imaging, speech/audio, video processing, or software tools, depending on your background and interests. The internship requires 11–14 weeks availability (May–September 2027) and a strong foundation in C/C++, Python, and domain-specific knowledge (signal processing, deep learning, or GPU/graphics experience preferred).

As a Senior Software Engineer at Qualcomm, you will design, develop, and optimize software solutions for next-generation ARM-based data center platforms, with a focus on Linux Kernel development in areas such as virtualization (KVM), scheduling, and memory management. You will lead a team of engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to upstream open-source projects.…See more The role requires expertise in C/C++, Linux Kernel internals, ARMv8/ARMv9 architecture, and experience with debugging tools like JTAG and development on FPGA/QEMU platforms.

Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Qualcomm's Data Center Business Unit designing and developing firmware and software solutions for cloud edge and data center ML workloads on high-performance silicon. The role requires deep expertise in embedded software (BSP, device drivers, RTOS, secure boot, TrustZone) and low-level C programming, with hands-on experience in board bring-up, debug tools (JTAG/SWD), and SoC architecture.…See more The candidate will work on critical technologies including ML acceleration, memory management, virtualization, and DMA-based data movement, collaborating across internal and cross-functional teams.

Qualcomm Research seeks an embedded software engineer to design, develop, and integrate embedded software for advanced wireless protocols and algorithms targeting 6G research platforms. The role involves working across the full development lifecycle on general-purpose compute servers, optimizing for performance and real-time constraints, collaborating with system architects and RF/baseband engineers.…See more You'll debug using standard embedded tools, create technical documentation, and contribute to subsystem integration and testing in a fast-paced research environment.

Senior Software Engineer who will drive Linux innovation for Qualcomm's next-generation server-class CPUs by building and optimizing Linux distribution support, infrastructure, and CI/CD automation. Responsibilities include bringing up Linux kernel and userspace on new server-class hardware, implementing build and packaging workflows, debugging platform issues, and supporting upstream readiness for major Linux distributions.…See more The role requires proficiency in C, C++, Python, and Bash, with deep experience in enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL, Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian), packaging systems (RPM, Debian), and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins). The engineer will collaborate across hardware, firmware, and open-source communities while working with moderate autonomy under supervision.

As a Qualcomm Software Engineering Intern, you'll develop and maintain software for wireless devices alongside world-class engineers. You'll apply your computer science or engineering degree to the full software development life cycle, working on Qualcomm's diverse software technologies.…See more The role requires 1+ years of programming experience in C, C++, or Python, with preferred skills in object-oriented design, distributed systems, networking protocols, and multi-threaded/multi-core programming. You must be available for 11–14 weeks during Summer 2027 and have an expected graduation date of November 2027 or later.

Embedded software engineer role focused on mobile chipset development within Qualcomm's Core Platform group. Responsibilities include designing and implementing build system software, integrating drivers and peripheral software, debugging system-level issues, and collaborating with hardware and systems engineering teams to meet power and performance targets.…See more Required skills include embedded C/C++/assembly development, real-time operating systems, device drivers, build systems (SCons), JTAG debugging, and scripting languages.

Design, develop, and test display drivers and software components for Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets, focusing on acceleration of video, camera, and GPU processing through the Display Processing Unit (DPU). Work with embedded software techniques including memory management, DMA acceleration, interrupt handlers, multi-threading, and API design to deliver drivers for Android, Windows, Zephyr, and Linux.…See more Write production code primarily in C/C++ with scripting in Python, collaborating across global teams on next-generation consumer devices.

Qualcomm seeks a Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop, and deploy generative AI solutions focused on Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and intelligent agent systems. The role involves implementing RAG-based solutions, optimizing LLM fine-tuning strategies, building evaluation frameworks, and maintaining agentic workflows for autonomous AI systems.…See more The candidate must have strong Python programming skills, practical LLM deployment experience, and familiarity with ML frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, alongside knowledge of vector databases, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and modern MLOps infrastructure.

Qualcomm Research seeks a senior firmware engineer to design, develop, and integrate embedded software for advanced wireless platforms targeting 6G research prototypes. You will optimize real-time embedded systems across full development lifecycles, collaborate with baseband/RF/hardware teams, and work on signal processing algorithms, device drivers, and hardware platform bring-up.…See more The role requires proficiency in C/C++, multi-threading, OS fundamentals, and experience with wireless communication systems (5G NR, 802.11), GPUs, DSPs, and complex system debugging.

As an AI Performance Engineer at Qualcomm, you will create and implement machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools for efficient discovery and deployment of ML solutions across mobile, edge, auto, and IoT products. You will model, architect, and develop advanced ML hardware co-designed with software, optimize software for AI model deployment on hardware (kernels, compilers, model efficiency tools), and develop ML techniques into products.…See more You will conduct experiments to train and evaluate ML models, work independently with minimal supervision, and provide technical guidance to team members. The role requires 4+ years of hardware/software/systems engineering experience, proficiency with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras), embedded systems optimization, and programming languages suited for ML (Python, C++, R).

As an LLM Engineer at Qualcomm, you will create and implement machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools for efficient discovery and deployment of ML solutions across mobile, edge, auto, and IoT products. You will model, architect, and develop advanced ML hardware co-designed with software, develop optimized software for AI model deployment (kernels, compilers, model efficiency tools), and lead ML technique application into products.…See more You will work independently with minimal supervision while providing technical guidance to team members and collaborating across cross-functional teams on joint hardware-software design.

Staff-level Display Software Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and validating embedded and cloud edge software at Qualcomm. The role involves analyzing user needs, implementing software features, performing unit testing and debugging, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with hardware, systems, and architecture teams.…See more Requires 4+ years of software engineering experience with proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Python, and preferred experience with databases, APIs, and source control systems.

Staff-level Display Software Engineer at Qualcomm designing, developing, and validating embedded and cloud edge software for cutting-edge products. Responsibilities include analyzing user requirements, implementing software features, performing code reviews and regression testing, debugging, and writing technical documentation.…See more Requires 4+ years of software engineering experience with proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Python, and preferred expertise in database management, APIs, and source control systems like Git or Perforce.

Design, develop, and validate embedded and cloud edge software applications at scale, working independently on complex sub-systems for large-scale products. Lead code reviews, regression testing, and technical documentation while collaborating across hardware, systems, and test teams.…See more Require 4+ years of software engineering experience with proficiency in C++, Java, or Python, plus database management, API development, and source control expertise. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers while driving design and implementation decisions that directly impact program success.

Design RTL for high-performance Hexagon/NPU processor cores used in mobile SoCs, servers, IoT, and automotive applications. Work across the full ASIC design flow from RTL through GDS2, collaborating with architecture, physical design, and verification teams on timing closure, power optimization, and area reduction.…See more Develop SystemVerilog RTL, run frontend design tools (linting, CDC, LEC, CLP), and support hardware integration and design verification. Requires 2+ years of practical RTL development experience with microprocessor design knowledge.