Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering

General Summary

Join our team working on next-generation CPUs and help enable operating systems on brand-new silicon.

What You’ll Do

Bring up Linux/Windows kernels on cutting-edge CPU platforms.

Develop low-level drivers and optimize system performance.

Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams.

If you have 5–15 years of experience in OS internals, kernel development, and silicon bring-up, we’d love to hear from you

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced engineer to lead OS stack bring-up and development for cutting-edge CPU architectures. This role involves enabling Linux/Windows/other OS kernels on current silicon and optimizing system-level performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Bring up OS kernels (Linux, Windows, or RTOS) on next-gen CPU platforms.
• Develop and maintain low-level drivers, bootloaders, and board support packages.
• Debug and resolve kernel-level issues during pre-silicon and post-silicon validation.




• Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to ensure smooth integration.
• Optimize OS stack for power, performance, and reliability.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in kernel development and OS internals.
• Proficiency in C/C++, assembly, and scripting languages.
• Hands-on experience with device drivers, memory management, and interrupt handling.
• Familiarity with CPU architecture, virtualization, and multi-core systems.
• Experience with silicon bring-up, JTAG, and debug tools.

Preferred Skills

• Exposure to RISC-V or ARM architectures.
• Knowledge of secure boot flows and power management integration.

Experience with performance profiling and tuning.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/E

📌 OS Stack Bring-up (Bengaluru)
🏢 Qualcomm
📍 Bengaluru