UEFI Firmware Engineer, Staff

Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

We are seeking a skilled UEFI Firmware Engineer to join our platform software team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain firmware components for modern computing platforms. You will work on low-level boot code, UEFI modules, and system initialization for ARM architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain UEFI firmware modules and related boot components.
• Implement and debug platform initialization code for ARM or RISC-V systems.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to bring up new boards and SoCs.
• Optimize boot performance and ensure compliance with UEFI specifications.
• Work with open-source and proprietary boot loaders (e.g., EDK2, Coreboot, U-boot).
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and validation on target hardware.
• Troubleshoot firmware issues across pre-silicon and post-silicon environments.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• ~8 years of experience in firmware development, UEFI, or boot loaders.
• Strong proficiency in C and familiarity with assembly for ARM or RISC-V.
• Hands-on experience with UEFI frameworks (e.g., EDK2) and platform bring-up.
• Knowledge of hardware interfaces (PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART) and memory initialization.
• Understanding of secure boot concepts and firmware security best practices.
• Experience with debugging tools (JTAG, GDB) and hardware validation.
• Familiarity with Embedded Systems
• Familiarity with UEFI, ACPI, SMBIOS, and other platform configuration standards.
• Experience with Git, Gerrit, and CI/CD for firmware projects.
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies and hypervisors.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$134,800.00 - $202,200.00

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