Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited:

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Job Overview:

Qualcomm's QCT Automotive Software team develops next-gen embedded system-on-chip solutions for the Connected Infotainment segment, as part of a global initiative. We seek Software Engineers with expertise in performance analysis and system optimization for upcoming automotive products. As a performance and architecture engineer, you will own or participate in one or more of the following areas:

• Conducting comprehensive architectural analysis and modeling, which includes forecasting CPU/MIPS, bus bandwidth, and memory utilization for both current and next-generation chipsets, to fulfill the increasing demands on processors across various subsystems of the SoC.
• Improve boot time across various operating systems and architectures of different automotive products.
• Expertise in Android framework and OS concepts.
• Optimize kernel parameters for system performance.
• Enhance user experience by resolving stutters and janky frames.
• Reduce application launch and user switch latencies.
• Improve Google Automotive Services performance and run ATS tests on all chipsets.
• Debug system performance issues.
• Develop tools for profiling, validation, and debugging across SOC components.
• Identify benchmarks, set goals, and optimize performance.
• Analyze existing software to recommend improvements for performance and memory utilization.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. 8+ years Software Engineering or related work experience.
5+ years experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Understanding of Linux kernel and device drivers and understanding of ARM architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

Good to have the expertise in the following Performance optimization areas:

• Deep understanding of ARM system, DSP and CPU architecture with Strong C/C++ working knowledge
• Hypervisor architecture (Intel, ARM, AMD, Redband, QNX, Open synergy etc.)
• Solid understanding of computer system architecture (core, cache, memory models, bus architecture, etc.) and common hardware blocks for security access control (e.g., crypto acceleration, OTP, MPU, etc.).
• Ability to derive, document, and present high-level system requirements from the associated detailed technology requirements.
• Exposure to ML (Machine Learning) Networks.
• Capable of effectively communicating with various technology teams and leading optimization initiatives.

Education Requirements:

Required: Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and/or Electrical Engineering
Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering.

Keywords

Performance, Architecture, RTOS, Hypervisor, ARMv8, Virtualization, KVM, Linux, Android, QNX, Gunyah

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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