Lead Engineer (System Tools & Services)

Company:Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Lead Engineer to design and build host‑side system tools and services that interface with SoCs across the full product lifecycle—bring‑up, flashing, debugging, diagnostics, and production test.

This role suits an experienced systems engineer with strong expertise in C/C++, operating systems, transport protocols, and cross‑platform development, who can own complex tools used across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust host‑side services, daemons, and utilities that interface with SoCs
• Build and maintain transport and protocol libraries for USB, UART/Serial, SPI, I2C communication
• Ensure tools are cross‑platform, supporting Windows, Linux, and macOS
• Debug and resolve complex issues across:
  • communication and transport stacks
  • memory, concurrency, and performance
  • host–target interaction
• Lead development of cross‑compiled tools and host‑side debugging workflows
• Drive architecture, design documentation, and technical reviews
• Enforce secure coding practices, code quality, and scalable development workflows
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, validation, and manufacturing teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the tools team

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Embedded Systems, Electrical/Electronics, or related field
• 6–9 years of experience building complex, production‑grade system software
• Expert‑level proficiency in C and Modern C++ (11/14/17) advanced features, including:
  • STL and object‑oriented design
  • data structures and algorithms
• Deep understanding of Linux and Windows OS internals, including:
  • multithreading and synchronization
  • IPC mechanisms and service/daemon models
  • security, permissions, and process lifecycle
• Proven experience owning or leading host‑side tools for debugging, flashing, diagnostics, or test infrastructure
• Strong understanding of SoC and microcontroller architectures and host‑to‑target interaction models
• Hands‑on experience with embedded toolchains, cross‑compilation, and low‑level debugging
• Deep understanding and experience of Operating System concepts, Windows/Linux Kernel , Windows/Linux Device Drivers
• Good understanding of compilers such as Visual Studio/LLVM/GCC.

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.

Preferred / Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Experience building device bring‑up, firmware update, and production test tools
• Familiarity with USB host stacks and drivers on Windows/Linux
• Experience with factory, production, or field test frameworks
• Strong working knowledge of CLI tools, automation frameworks, and scripting interfaces
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or similar scripting languages for automation and tooling
• Experience with Git / GitHub / GitLab / Perforce in large, multi‑repository environments
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for host tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or similar)
• Experience with installer creation, packaging, and deployment for host‑side tools
•  LLVM or any industrial strength compiler development experience is a plus
• Good to have familiarity with ARM SOC architecture understanding of ARM assembly programming and debugging.

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