Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Linux Audio Software Technology

Qualcomm
San Diego, United States of America
1 month ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 250K

Job location

Remote
San Diego, United States of America

Tech stack

C
Java
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
Audio Signal Processing
C++
Codecs
Information Systems
Computer Programming
Software Debugging
Software Design Patterns
Linux
Device Drivers
Linux on Embedded Systems
Python
Open Source Technology
Software Engineering
Multithreading
Information Technology
Programming Languages

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience., Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

  • 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc., * 14+ years experience in embedded system development & debugging on ARM or other embedded system running Linux OS

  • Experienced in C, C++, Python programming languages

  • Audio Domain Knowledge with Android or Embedded Linux

Embedded System Development Experience:

  • Experienced in system design fundamentals
  • Solid knowledge of software design patterns and real-time, multi-threaded programming.
  • Experienced in developing and debugging software on SoC with heterogenous CPU cores e.g ARM and other DSP architecture
  • Understanding of power and performance considerations on embedded systems particularly with respect to ARM Linux and DSP platforms
  • Experienced in both Linux userspace and kernel device driver development, debugging, upstreaming

Multimedia/Audio Experience

  • Experienced with multimedia framework especially audio focus ones such as Pipewire, ALSA, etc.
  • Have general understanding in audio signal processing
  • Experienced in audio usage models including playback, recording, voice activation, voice call, audio context detection
  • Familiar with standard audio bus interfaces (I2S, TDM, SoundWire)
  • Familiar with driver development for audio mixed signal peripherals (CODEC, speaker amp, digital microphone)

Open-Source Experience :

  • Passionate contributor or maintainer of established open-source projects such as Gstreamer, PipeWire, ALSA, Linux, etc.
  • Understand open-source community development, engagement, and upstreaming workflow
  • Experienced in both open source & product commercialization process

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About the company

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.## Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:Qualcomm is the leading provider of smartphone SoCs and software technology in the world. Our technology solutions bring function and high-speed wireless connectivity to mobile devices, powering the majority of smartphones around the globe. As part of the audio software global development team at Qualcomm, you will have the opportunity to work with an international team of hardware, systems, and software engineers to develop and integrate cutting edge audio technology on platforms powered by Qualcomm SoCs. Qualcomm SoCs provide integrated solutions for smart phone, computing, entertainment, automotive, connectivity, and IoT products worldwide.The Linux audio software team drives the feature design, development, integration, and commercialization of audio software and applications on Qualcomms Snapdragon processors. Seeking passionate, ambitious, and technically gifted, authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.EEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.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, © 2026 Careerjet All rights reserved

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