Lead Engineer - Hypervisor

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 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.

2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Mandatory:

Strong expertise in the C programming language

Experience with ARM-based embedded systems

Proficiency in ARM architecture, including ARMv8 and ARMv9

Understanding of virtual memory management, page tables, and TLB (Translation Lookaside Buffer) management

Strong understanding of basic OS concepts such as scheduling, memory management and locking mechanisms

Hands-on experience in writing device drivers in C

Experience with debuggers such as gdb, T32 for issues debugging

Preferred skills:

Hands-on experience with ARM-based hypervisors and virtualization platforms

Experience with ARM-based virtualization solutions like Xen, KVM etc

Experience with ARM System Memory Management Unit (SMMU), including its role in address translation and memory protection

Strong communication and collaboration skills

Familiarity with CPU scheduling algorithms, including how hypervisors manage virtual CPU scheduling across physical cores

Experience with Linux Kernel development

Familiarity of open source VM management tools such as QEMU, kvmtool etc

Good to have:

Python, shell scripting and Linux based development environment

Strong knowledge of ARM TrustZone technology

Participation in open-source related activities

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