Company Qualcomm India Private Limited Job Area Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer – Core Platform to develop and enable Linux-based system software for next-generation SoCs. The role focuses on Linux kernel driver development, bootloader integration (U‑Boot), and system bring-up, including debugging and performance optimization across key hardware subsystems.

Key Responsibilities Lead SoC bring-up (pre-silicon & post-silicon) and platform enablement

Develop and maintain Linux kernel device drivers

Linux Stability / Crash analysis & debugging

Enable and debug boot flow (ROM → U‑Boot → Linux)

Design and support Board Support Package (BSP) components

Debug system-level issues (HW/SW interaction, kernel crashes, boot failures)

Optimize system performance, latency, and power efficiency

Perform code reviews, design reviews, and mentoring

Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and external ecosystem teams Required Technical Skills Programming & Core Systems Strong proficiency in C programming

In-depth knowledge of Linux kernel internals

Strong understanding of embedded systems and RTOS concepts Linux Driver Development Hands-on Experience With Peripheral DMA / Interrupt handling

PCIe/USB subsystem

Storage drivers: NAND, NOR, eMMC

Clock, power management, reset frameworks

I2C, SPI, UART, GPIO drivers

Audio drivers (PCM/ALSA) Bootloader & Low-Level Systems Experience with U‑Boot development and debugging

Strong understanding of boot architecture and memory initialization





Familiarity with flash subsystems (QSPI / SPI NAND / eMMC) Debugging & Tools Experience with JTAG / Lauterbach / TRACE32

Linux debugging tools: dmesg, printk, ftrace, crash analysis

Strong skills in system-level debugging and issue root cause analysis Experience 10+ years of experience in embedded systems / Linux kernel development

Proven experience in SoC bring-up and BSP development Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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📌 Staff Engineer – Core Platform (Linux Drivers & System Software) (Chennai)
🏢 Qualcomm
📍 Chennai