Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited:

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is the leading provider of smartphone So Cs and software technology in the world. Our technology solutions bring function and high-speed wireless connectivity to mobile devices, powering the majority of smartphones around the globe. As part of the audio software global development team at Qualcomm, you will have the opportunity to work with an international team of hardware, systems, and software engineers to develop and integrate cutting edge audio technology on platforms powered by Qualcomm So Cs. Qualcomm So Cs provide integrated solutions for smart phone, computing, entertainment, automotive, connectivity, and IoT products worldwide. The Linux audio software team drives the feature design, development, integration, and commercialization of audio software and applications on Qualcomms Snapdragon processors. Seeking passionate, ambitious, and technically gifted software engineers for developing embedded audio and voice software for smart phones, smart speakers, smart assistants, smart media boxes, and a wide array of other smart devices for the mobile, compute, connectivity, automotive, and IoT product spaces. At the same time, Qualcomm audio software team, as technology leader, is embarking on a journey to expand its contribution to open source ecosystem. You will have the opportunity to be part of the initiative to build up Audio ReachTM open source project from infancy and engage with developers from broader audio software ecosystem in order to gain wider community support for the project. Please apply if interested and prepared for this exciting but challenging opportunity.

Please note this role will require 5 days per week onsite in our Cork office

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 to 8 years experience in embedded system development & debugging on ARM or other embedded processor or MCU based So Cs preferably running Linux OS
• Experienced in C, C++, Python programming languages

Embedded System Development Experience:

• Experienced in developing and debugging software on ARM running Linux, Zephyr and DSP platforms
• Understanding of power and performance considerations on embedded systems particularly with respect to ARM linux and DSP platforms
• Experienced in Linux kernel and/or Zephyr architecture and device driver development, debugging, upstreaming

Multimedia/Audio Experience:

• Experienced with multimedia framework especially audio focus ones such as Pipewire, and ALSA
• Have general understanding in audio signal processing
• Experienced in audio usage models including playback, recording, voice activation, voice call, audio context detection
• Familiar with standard audio bus interfaces (I2S, TDM, Sound Wire)
• Familiar with driver development for audio mixed signal peripherals (CODEC, speaker amp, digital microphone)

Open Source Experience:

• Passionate contributor or maintainer of established open source projects such as Pipe Wire, ALSA, Linux, Zephyr, and etc.
• Understand open source community development, engagement, and upstreaming workflow
• Experienced in both open source & product commercialization process

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.
A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer:

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

• Salary, stock and performance related bonus

• Maternity/Paternity Leave

• Employee stock purchase scheme

• Matching pension scheme

• Education Assistance

• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

• Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance

• Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being

• Bicycle purchase scheme

• Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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