Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership in the Core Platform Storage domain. This role involves driving architecture, design, development, and enablement of storage software across multiple Qualcomm chipsets and operating systems. The ideal candidate will combine deep hands‑on expertise with system‑level thinking, cross‑functional leadership, and the ability to influence platform‑wide storage direction.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Drive storage software architecture and design across next‑generation Qualcomm multiprocessor chipsets.
Work closely with Product Management and Program Management to define recent feature requirements, scope deliverables, and drive key performance metrics.
Lead innovation in storage architectures across UFS3/4/5, eMMC, NVMe, NAND, SPI‑NOR, SD/SDIO, and related technologies.
Provide technical guidance on performance, scalability, reliability,



and power optimization across storage subsystems.
Influence system‑level design decisions spanning hardware, firmware, and software.
Software Design & Development
Design, develop, and support device drivers and storage frameworks across multiple operating systems including Linux, Windows, and RTOS.
Own and contribute to Linux kernel storage subsystems, including block I/O path, schedulers, memory management interactions, and DMA.
Design and develop file systems, flash management layers, and storage utilities for embedded and external storage devices.
Develop and maintain complex data structures and flash algorithms to optimize storage performance and endurance.
Drive Linux upstream and open‑source contributions (Linux, UEFI, Zephyr), ensuring long‑term maintainability and standards compliance.
Debug, Support & Quality
Lead failure triage, root‑cause analysis, and system‑level debugging across platforms.
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