CPU Software Architecture Principal Engineer

$197,000 – $295,400 · Posted 7 days ago

San DiegoLast seen 5 days ago

Summary

Qualcomm seeks a Principal Engineer to design and develop low-level firmware for CPU bootstrapping, power management, and debug functionality in embedded SoCs. The role requires deep expertise in computer architecture (memory consistency, coherency, virtualization, security), ARM/RISC-V ISA, and multi-core CPU software stacks, with responsibility for defining 3–5 year software roadmaps and coordinating with Arm architects and third-party partners. The candidate will troubleshoot high-performance microarchitecture issues (prefetching, speculation, memory ordering) and drive software–hardware trade-offs across heterogeneous compute platforms. 8+ years of software engineering experience with strong C/C++ skills and 15+ years in embedded systems, real-time development, and low-level drivers/firmware is expected.

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