Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Linux Audio Software Technology

• 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

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 .

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., 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.