11 days ago
Boulder, CO, USA or San Diego, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$109k - $164k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own 5G/6G RAN Layer 2 responsibilities spanning MAC, RLC, PDCP, and SDAP.
- Drive 3GPP 5G/6G feature development from specification through commercialization.
- Design and develop downlink and uplink channel configuration, data-plane paths, and call flows.
- Implement and optimize fixed and dynamic downlink and uplink channel schedulers.
- Interface with NodeB Layer 3 RRC and Layer 1 PHY components.
- Develop real-time-sensitive, multi-core, multi-threaded NodeB software.
- Debug, profile, and optimize software for latency, throughput, and reliability on the target platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of software design and development experience with C++, or strong C programming experience with familiarity with object-oriented concepts.
- Experience with the full software development life cycle.
- Familiarity with 3GPP 4G/5G specifications and the ability to translate specifications into requirements.
- Familiarity with Linux development environments and multi-core, multi-threaded programming.
- Familiarity with software development and debugging tools including IDEs, build systems, Git, and GDB.
- Familiarity with AI-based tools or agentic workflows to improve productivity.
- Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills for working across distributed, cross-functional teams.
- Hands-on LTE/5G Layer 2 or RAN software development experience is preferred.
- Experience with real-time scheduling, DPDK, or multi-core performance tuning is preferred.
- Familiarity with modern C++ standards such as C++17, C++20, or C++23 is preferred.
- Hands-on Python experience is a plus.
Benefits
- Annual base pay range of $109,400.00–$164,200.00, plus a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and potential annual RSU grants.
- Competitive benefits package supporting employees at work, at home, and at play.
- Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations during the application and hiring process.
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.