Sr. Staff Engineer Kernel Integration

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR
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.

We are looking for a

Senior Staff Kernel Integration Engineer who can work with QUALCOMMs Linux Kernel Team to lead and manage Qualcomm Linux Kernel mainline to be used for various projects within the business. In this role the engineer would be managing and maintaining complete integration pipeline and will play a leading role in driving the workflows, automation and efficiency in maintaining the same.

You will have the opportunity to work on bleeding edge platforms with a team of dynamic, like-minded, and ambitious people in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Skills/experience:

12+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Embedded S/W and Linux Systems knowhow

Understanding of embedded software, OS fundamentals, data structure, Linux kernel and the device driver model

Good programming skills and expert level knowledge of C

Hands on with scripting, automation helping deployment processes

Knowhow of different distributions is a plus

Android eco system know how is a plus

Debug and Integration

Excellent debug skills, especially in the core kernel software stability domain. Able to analyze standard logs, dumps and trace to debug

Knowledge of debug tools such as JTAG or other debugger is a plus

A thorough understanding of build systems, software configuration management especially using Git

Understanding of bug lifecycle, from triage to fix using appropriate tools, bug trackers etc.

Exposure and prior experience in integration and CI systems for embedded products that require extensive hardware testing infrastructure is a plus

Other Skills

Communication skills to work with cross domain teams

Frequent interactions with our customers and Google

Key Responsibilities:

Lead, manage and maintain Kernel integration pipeline scaling across different targets and platforms

Manage Kernel release to help execute product software integration/testing and build/release

Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders to gather and understand the requirements and capture requirements

Frequent interactions with customers and Google would be required to execute these responsibilities

Participate in setting standards for various stages in project lifecycle

Collaborate closely and work with different teams to manage day to day work

Develop workflows, automation and manage them to maintain pipeline, adapting to tools that help

Effectively communicate, identifying and highlight opens and risks and work towards bridging those gaps

Evaluate new tools and technology to ensure an automated and stable environment

Education requirements:

Bachelor's or Masters degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or a proven history of experience in the technical field.

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