Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:We are hiring a Embedded Firmware Engineer to join our Cloud Software team, responsible for developing low-level firmware and platform software for data center and cloud-scale AI/compute systems. This role spans SoC bring-up, platform firmware, performance, reliability, and large-scale deployment enablement across next-generation cloud hardware.
You will work closely with hardware, system software, infrastructure, and validation teams to deliver production-quality firmware that powers cloud inference and acceleration platforms at scale.
Key Responsibilities:- Design, develop, and maintain firmware and low-level system software for cloud and data-center platforms (SoC, board, and system level)
- Own firmware components across boot, reset, debug, security, power, RAS, and platform services
- Support platform bring-up, board validation, and system integration in collaboration with hardware teams
- Develop and debug firmware for BMC / OpenBMC, device firmware, and host-interface firmware as applicable
- Optimize firmware for performance, scalability, and reliability in large-scale cloud deployments
- Drive debuggability, testability, and CI enablement, including unit tests and automation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on architecture, design reviews, and root-cause analysis
- Support customer and production issues, including field debugging and issue resolution
Required Qualifications:- 5+ years of experience in firmware or low-level system software development
- Strong proficiency in C/C++ and scripting (Python, Bash)
- Hands-on experience with SoC bring-up, hardware/software integration, and low-level debugging
- Solid understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, interrupts, DMA, and interconnects
- Experience working in Linux-based environments
- Ability to debug complex issues using JTAG, trace, logs, and firmware instrumentation
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience with cloud or data-center platforms
- Familiarity with OpenBMC / IPMI / Redfish or other platform management stacks
- Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Boot loaders, secure boot, and firmware security
- Power management, thermal control, and RAS
- Platform performance tuning and stress testing
- CI, preflight, and automated testing for firmware
- Exposure to AI accelerators, high-performance interconnects, or multi-device systems
- Experience collaborating with hardware vendors, ODMs, or manufacturing partners
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.
2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
1+ year of experience with debugging techniques.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $134,800.00 - $202,200.00
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