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Senior Engineer, Device Driver

Qualcomm and Careers
Boulder, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/13/2026

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is looking for a software engineer for Linux device driver for Machine Learning use cases. The development target is Qualcomm high-performance inference accelerator AI 100 and related products.

The candidate will help work on developing code for Linux device drivers and help with upstreaming the code.

Familiarity with development of functional simulation of SoC systems included bus subsystems, DMA, PCIe and peripherals, synchronization mechanisms such as semaphores as well as low speed peripherals will be beneficial.

Required Skills and Aptitudes

  • Experience with Linux kernel driver development, kernel modules, HWMon, sysfs and debugging techniques
  • PCIe virtualization, SRIOV
  • Experience with embedded development in C.
  • Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks
  • Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools, git knowledge is required
  • Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)

Desirable Skills and Aptitudes

  • 2 years of relevant experience
  • Experience with Linux kernel PCIe stack.
  • Familiar with high speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDR
  • Familiar with implementing systems with high reliability expectations such as use of ECC, PCI AER fields.
  • Experience working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller & timers
  • Experience with kernel subsystems relevant to isolation and security.
  • Strong understanding of DMA, IOMMU, and device assignment in virtualized/isolated contexts.
  • Proficiency with virtualization: KVM and guest/host split drivers.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2 years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1 year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

  • 2 years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C , Java, Python, etc.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

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Pay range
and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$100,200.00 - $150,200.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

Salary : $100,200 - $150,200

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