2 months ago
Cork, IrelandSenior / Staff+
Responsibilities
- Enable and maintain a custom Linux software stack for platform enablement, validation, and characterization.
- Develop, maintain, and optimize Linux kernel drivers and low-level platform software.
- Debug issues spanning hardware, firmware, bootloaders, the Linux kernel, and userspace components.
- Develop Device Tree configurations and platform-specific software components.
- Design telemetry, monitoring, instrumentation, and automation tools for observability, diagnostics, performance analysis, and validation.
- Build tooling that interacts with hardware debuggers and platform interfaces to collect and analyze system data.
- Collaborate with silicon, firmware, performance, validation, and software teams to root-cause and resolve platform issues.
- Improve platform stability, usability, and engineering productivity through new tools and workflows.
- Manage multiple bring-up, development, and support activities across hardware programs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or a related field plus 4+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree plus 3+ years, or a PhD plus 2+ years.
- The posting indicates that equivalent experience may be considered in place of the stated experience requirements.
- Strong understanding of Linux internals, including scheduling, memory management, interrupt handling, filesystems, and system initialization.
- Proficiency in C, ARM Assembly, and Linux build systems.
- Experience with Linux kernel development, debugging, customization, embedded Linux, BSP development, platform enablement, or systems software.
- Understanding of SoC boot flows, bootloaders, firmware, and Linux bring-up.
- Experience with Linux Device Tree development and board or platform configuration.
- Hands-on experience with JTAG debuggers such as Lauterbach Trace32 or equivalent tools.
- Experience developing telemetry, observability, performance monitoring, or instrumentation solutions for embedded or high-performance systems.
- Experience with Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages for automation and tooling.
- Experience with filesystem management, image creation or modification, flashing, and software deployment processes.
- Familiarity with Git and modern software development practices.
- Experience with hardware bring-up, post-silicon validation, or low-level platform debugging is preferred.
Benefits
- Salary, stock, and performance-related bonus are offered.
- Maternity and paternity leave are provided.
- Employee stock purchase scheme and matching pension scheme are available.
- Education assistance is offered.
- Relocation and immigration support may be available.
- Life, medical, income, and travel insurance are provided.
- Subsidized memberships support physical and mental well-being.
- Bicycle purchase scheme and employee-run clubs are available.
- The role is based in Cork, Ireland, in an open, relaxed, and collaborative workspace.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a public semiconductor company headquartered in San Diego, founded in 1985, that designs and sells wireless chipsets and platforms for mobile devices, automotive, IoT, and networking, notably the Snapdragon application processors and 5G modems. It also licenses a large portfolio of cellular patents to device makers, generating revenue alongside chip sales; its technology underpins many Android smartphones and emerging automotive and edge-compute systems, and it trades on NASDAQ as QCOM.