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Senior Lead Engineer - Linux Kernel Development

Qualcomm

·

Aug 17, 2026

Location
Hyderabad, TS,IN, IN
Type
Full-time
Department
Engineering
Seniority
Senior
Education
PhD
Source
Eightfold

Description

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Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

## Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.

  • 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
  • Master's degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5-7 years of Software Engineering or related work experience
  • Job function: Work on Linux Kernel development for enabling and supporting Qualcomm Snapdragon Chipsets and products
  • Skills/experience:
  • Excellent knowledge of OS fundamentals, data structure, Linux kernel, and the device driver model
  • Excellent programming skills and expert level knowledge of C
  • Specific experience and expertise in any of kernel subsystems – core kernel, device drivers, memory, SMMU, ARM subsystems etc.
  • Highly skilled in debug using any debugger like T32, gdb and crash analysis sing T32, crash utility etc.
  • Expert in using tracing and other related tools to identify performance bottlenecks and solve them
  • Well versed with other development tools like tool chain, version control etc.
  • Background experience in Android is a plus
  • Responsibilities:
  • Work with cross teams to develop and support various features in Linux kernel to support Android on Qualcomm Snapdragon Chipsets
  • Work on latest bleeding edge ARMv9 CPUs and features
  • Closely work with power and performance to analyze and identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations.
  • Enable and support other teams that use supported Linux kernel features
  • Identify and support core set of tools for assisting Linux Kernel development, debug and support
  • Education requirements: Bachelors or Masters in CS or ECE

Applicants: 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 [email protected] 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).

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.

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

Skills

PythonJavaLinuxAndroid

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