UEFI Firmware Engineer, Staff

We are seeking a skilled UEFI Firmware Engineer to join our platform software team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain firmware components for modern computing platforms. You will work on low-level boot code, UEFI modules, and system initialization for ARM architectures., * Develop and maintain UEFI firmware modules and related boot components.

• Implement and debug platform initialization code for ARM or RISC-V systems.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to bring up new boards and SoCs.
• Optimize boot performance and ensure compliance with UEFI specifications.
• Work with open-source and proprietary boot loaders (e.g., EDK2, Coreboot, U-boot).
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and validation on target hardware.
• Troubleshoot firmware issues across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

Do you have experience in Virtualization?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience., Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc., * Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• ~8 years of experience in firmware development, UEFI, or boot loaders.
• Strong proficiency in C and familiarity with assembly for ARM or RISC-V.
• Hands-on experience with UEFI frameworks (e.g., EDK2) and platform bring-up.
• Knowledge of hardware interfaces (PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART) and memory initialization.
• Understanding of secure boot concepts and firmware security best practices.
• Experience with debugging tools (JTAG, GDB) and hardware validation.
• Familiarity with Embedded Systems
• Familiarity with UEFI, ACPI, SMBIOS, and other platform configuration standards.
• Experience with Git, Gerrit, and CI/CD for firmware projects.
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies and hypervisors.

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits : $134,800.00 - $202,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link .