Window's Platform -engineer Job in Qualcomm

Job Title: Senior Technical Lead Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a global leader in Snapdragon SoCs, is the largest provider of chipset solutions for Microsoft Windows on Snapdragon products. As part of our commitment to developing next-generation solutions, we seek a highly skilled Senior Technical Lead Software Engineering to drive innovation and excellence in our compute platform solutions.

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to collaborate with engineers, partners, and customers across geographies. This role requires experience working with senior management in a corporate environment and the ability to take a hands-on technical leadership approach, diving into technical details and problem-solving as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

Software Development & Validation:

• Lead driver development and validation for compute platforms consisting of ARM cores, GPUs, and DSPs.
• Perform smoke testing, test scenario development, and issue troubleshooting to ensure product reliability and quality.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to software engineering teams.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Interface with cross-functional development and test teams, ensuring effective communication and seamless execution.
• Collaborate with OEMs for feature updates, over-the-air (OTA) updates, and test plan development.
• Drive large-scale software validation efforts across Windows, Linux, Android, and Integrity platforms.

Data Analysis & Performance Optimization:

• Utilize big data tools and platforms to manage and analyze large datasets for software performance improvement.
• Optimize and validate multimedia drivers across audio, video, camera, display, and graphics components.

Technical Expertise & Innovation:

• Demonstrate strong familiarity with ARM architecture and a solid understanding of CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures.
• Develop and optimize software using C, C++, Python, and other programming languages.
• Leverage tools like Power BI for data-driven decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 18+ years of Software Engineering experience.
• OR Master s degree with 15+ years of experience.
• OR PhD with 12+ years of experience.
• 2+ years of experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 9-12 years of experience in driver development, validation, and compute platform software engineering.
• Proven experience in leading large teams responsible for software validation and development.
• Hands-on experience with multimedia/embedded applications and driver validation on Windows, Linux, Android, or Integrity platforms.
• Experience managing and analyzing large datasets using big data tools and platforms.
• Familiarity with ARM architectures, CPU/GPU/NPU architecture.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills for large-scale software systems.

Why Join Qualcomm?

• Be part of a pioneering team that develops cutting-edge solutions for Windows on Snapdragon.
• Work in a collaborative and innovation-driven environment with top industry professionals.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, career growth opportunities, and access to cutting-edge technologies.