Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
Job Overview
Qualcomm is seeking a Lead Engineer to drive platform software development, subsystem integration, technical execution, and system optimization for next-generation SoC products. The role requires broad expertise across Linux, Android, Zephyr, FreeRTOS, DSP, GPU, modem, connectivity, power management, and AI-enabled systems, combined with the ability to lead engineers and influence technical direction.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader capable of solving complex cross-functional system challenges while driving execution across multiple engineering disciplines.
Key Responsibilities
Lead platform bring-up, subsystem integration, and software enablement across multiple product programs.
Drive root-cause analysis and resolution of complex issues spanning hardware, firmware, kernel, middleware, and application layers.
Own delivery of critical platform capabilities and subsystem features.
Optimize platform behavior across power,



performance, memory, thermal, reliability, and user experience metrics.
Lead investigations involving CPU, DSP, GPU, memory, storage, interconnects, clocks, regulators, thermal management, and connectivity subsystems.
Drive customer issue resolution and support key product milestones.
Partner with silicon, firmware, software, validation, and product teams to deliver scalable platform solutions.
Technical Leadership
Provide technical leadership across Linux, Android, Zephyr, FreeRTOS, DSP, GPU, modem, connectivity, PMIC, power management, and AI/ML accelerators.
Drive architecture discussions and technical trade-offs across performance, power, cost, schedule, reliability, and product requirements.
Lead system-level debugging using instrumentation, tracing, profiling, and cross-subsystem analysis.
Establish best practices for observability, performance analysis, and reliability engineering.
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📌 Lead Engineer, Systems Software (Bengaluru)
🏢 Qualcomm
📍 Bengaluru