Embedded Linux & Firmware Developer (Staff/Sr Staff)
Qualcomm · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 28d ago
Undisclosed10–15 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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About this role
Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area: Engineering Group, Hardware Engineering
Job Summary Qualcomm's Custom CPU Post-Silicon team is seeking an experienced Embedded Linux and Firmware Developer to help shape the future of high-performance computing. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain bare-metal firmware and Linux-based software stacks for our next-generation custom CPU platforms.
What You'll Work On - Firmware Kernel Development: Design, implement, optimize and maintain Linux kernel modules, device drivers, bootloaders, and bare-metal firmware for custom CPU-based embedded hardware and emulation platforms.
- Board Support Packages (BSP): Develop and maintain BSPs for new and existing hardware platforms, including bootloaders, kernel configuration and device tree
- Hardware Bring-Up: Collaborate with hardware engineers to enable software stack on silicon and emulation platforms, debug hardware-software interactions, and ensure seamless integration.
- System Optimization: Analyze and resolve issues related to system performance, memory usage, power consumption, and reliability.
- Debug Troubleshoot: Diagnose complex technical issues across embedded Linux OS, drivers, and high-level operating systems (Ubuntu, Android, Yocto).
- Open-Source Strategy: Provide architectural guidance and establish processes for open-source software delivery, including CI/CD pipelines and testing frameworks.
- Continuous Innovation: Stay current with Linux development trends and emerging open-source technologies.
- Documentation: Create clear technical documentation for designs, code, and test procedures.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with hardware, software, and product teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality integrated solutions.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
Experience Experience: Strong (10+ years) in embedded bare-metal and Linux development.
Technical Expertise - Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems.
- Experience with Python, shell scripting, CMake, and embedded toolchains.
- Solid understanding of ARM SoC/CPU architecture.
- Deep knowledge of Linux internals (drivers, kernel modules, device tree, scheduler, DVFS, power management).
- Experience with embedded Linux distributions and build systems (Yocto, Android, Ubuntu).
- Hands-on experience with debugging tools (GDB, JTAG, oscilloscopes).
- Ability to interpret hardware schematics and datasheets.
- Knowledge of hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet, CAN, GPIO).
- Experience with Git, GitHub/GitLab, CI/CD, Docker.
- Strong technical documentation skills.
- Experience with Linux kernel upstream process.
- Chip/SoC bring-up on silicon, emulation, and simulation platforms.
- ARMv8/ARMv9 architecture and ARM assembly language expertise.
- Exposure to RISC-V architecture.
- Familiarity with open-source bootloaders and firmware (UEFI EDK2, coreboot, U-Boot, LK, TF-A, Zephyr RTOS).
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DockerGitlabGithubCI/CD PipelinescmakeGpioFirmwareBspdebugging toolsEmbedded LinuxElectronics EngineeringEmbedded SystemsAndroiddebuggingDebugelectrical engineeringArchitectureEmbedded HardwareGIT
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