Software Engineer, Sr. Staff - Android and Linux
Qualcomm· Semiconductors· Sep 21, 2026 · 1mo ago
San Diego, California, United States of America
In office
Full-time
Staff
$180K–$242K est.
6+ years exp
Job description
Company:
Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
For this role we are seeking a talented and motivated Engineering lead with expertise in operating systems, android frameworks and linux kernel. The candidate will have opportunities to work on wide range of features across the Android Stack and Linux kernel.
The Engineering lead will be leading a small and agile group collaborating internally with cross functional team and externally with Android OS development team to Develop end to end solutions involving both user space and kernel space with optimal resource usage adhering to Android framework, Linux system & kernel programing principles.
Collaborate with systems, multimedia, architecture, and other teams to develop system-level software solutions
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 10 + years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Excellent knowledge of OS fundamentals, data structure, Linux kernel and the device driver model
• Hands on experience in Java, C++ Libraries/JNI, Python coding
• Hands on experience with Android Application Framework, Android native daemons/services, AIDL HALs
• Hands on experience with system programming on any Linux/Unix OS
• Hands on experience in debugging with T32, gdb and crash analysis using android tombstones, T32, crash utility etc.,
• Experience in Git, Android Make, Android Tools, Android Studio, Adb.
• Experience in developing linux kernel drivers & modifying kernel code is a plus
• Knowledge on usage of AI models, familiarity with python for AI/ML related software development is a plus
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$169,800.00 - $254,600.00
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 .
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