#Software Security Engineer

Qualcomm
San Diego, CA, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience required
0 years minimum
Compensation
$94,200.0 - $141,200.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

C (Programming Language) ARM Architecture Information Systems Software Debugging Memory Management Emulators Joint Test Action (IEEE Standards) Reduced Instruction Set Computing Software Engineering Trusted Systems Software Troubleshooting Information Technology

Job description

We are looking for a passionate and skilled software engineer to provide software engineering solutions for development projects in the Secure Systems Group. In this position, you will work with a team of multi-disciplined professionals to develop QTI security solutions.

The position will require you to work on all software layers of the device architecture, including user and kernel space in different operating environments.

This position will involve debugging in different software environments and on hardware.

You will need to interact closely with internal teams and potentially support/work with external customers.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Software troubleshooting?, * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

  • 0-7 yrs experience.
  • Strong C programming skills, with an emphasis on secure programming best practices.
  • Strong understanding of embedded hardware & driver concepts.
  • Strong understanding of software and computer architecture concepts.
  • Strong understanding of operating system concepts such as tasks, signals, timers, priorities, deadlocks, stacks, memory management, etc.
  • Experience with JTAG-enabled devices and software debugger, with excellent debugging skills.

Desirable:

  • Working knowledge of cryptography and secure protocols.
  • Qualcomm MSM and AMSS development experience.
  • ARM architecture and software development experience.
  • RISC-V architecture and software development experience.
  • Experience with on-chip simulators/emulators.
  • Experience with ARM Trustzone architecture.

In addition to the above, we expect:

  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Being a team player who can function well with minimum supervision
  • Attention to detail and follow-through

Benefits & conditions

4.04.0 out of 5 stars San Diego, CA $94,200 - $141,200 a year, 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 : $94,200.00 - $141,200.00

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 .

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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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