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Director - Datacenter CPU Software Engineering
Qualcomm
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About this role
Job 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.
Role Overview We are seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead critical firmware and platform software development for Server CPU and SoC platforms. This role is responsible for building and scaling highimpact engineering teams that deliver robust, highquality firmware across the server stack, enabling reliable, performant, and secure platforms at scale.
The Director will partner closely with functional leads across firmware domains and geographies to define and execute the mandate for the team in the Bangalore Development Center (BDC), while maintaining strong alignment with global architecture, silicon, validation, and platform teams. This is a highly visible leadership role that blends deep technical understanding with organizational excellence.
Key Responsibilities - Lead and scale a multilevel engineering organization responsible for server CPU and platform firmware, including domains such as virtual platforms, OpenBMC, RAS, SQA, and DevOps.
- Partner with functional leads across geographies to define the charter, scope, and execution model for firmware development in the BDC, ensuring clear ownership and accountability.
- Drive technical strategy and execution across the firmware lifecycle, from early silicon bringup through production deployment and sustainment.
- Establish strong collaboration models with silicon architecture, hardware design, validation, platform, and operations teams.
- Build and mentor engineering managers and senior technical leaders, creating a strong leadership bench and healthy succession pipeline.
- Ensure high standards of firmware quality, reliability, security, and maintainability through disciplined engineering practices and datadriven execution.
- Champion modern development workflows, including CI/CD, automated testing, and scalable build systems, to support multiple platforms and release trains.
- Influence crossorganizational technical decisions and represent firmware leadership in executive and crossfunctional forums.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- 5+ years of experience in a Directorlevel engineering role, with responsibility for organizational strategy, execution, and delivery.
- Proven experience leading large engineering organizations of 25+ engineers, including managing managers and operating across multiple layers of leadership.
- Strong, handson background in embedded systems, including lowlevel software, firmware, and close hardwaresoftware codesign.
- Demonstrated ability to scale teams, drive execution across complex technical domains, and deliver highquality products in fastpaced, ambiguous environments.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing across architecture, silicon, platform, validation, and operations teams.
- Experience with CPU and SoC firmware development, including early silicon bringup and close collaboration with hardware and validation teams.
- Strong background in server firmware technologies, including BMC, RAS, and lowlevel communication protocols.
- Experience working with and contributing to opensource standards and ecosystems, including upstream engagement and internal adoption.
- Proven leadership of teams operating largescale, integrated build systems supporting multiple products, configurations, and release trains.
- Experience defining and executing multitier SQA methodologies, spanning unit, integration, system, and platformlevel validation.
- Demonstrated success leading globally distributed teams and driving alignment across time zones and cultures.
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Devopsfirmware developmentcomputer engineeringCommunication protocolsFirmwareautomated testingDesign SystemsEmbedded SystemsdeploymentcloudDigital TransformationJavaArchitectureoperationsHardware Design
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About Qualcomm
Qualcomm
Semiconductors
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