Windows OS Drivers Developer Engineer- PC Compute

Company Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. Qualcomm Technologies Inc., the maker of the industry-leading Snapdragon SoCs, is the largest provider of complete chipset solutions for Microsoft Windows on Snapdragon products. Qualcomm is committed to developing solutions for the next generation of Windows on Snapdragon devices. The ideal software engineer will act as a key member of an Agile Scrum Team and play a pivotal role in the end-to-end lifecycle of all Windows-on-Snapdragon product lines. Strong software development skills will allow you to gather requirements, design, and develop key features on Windows on Snapdragon products. Communication and collaboration skills are essential as part of this platform team as you will need to coordinate with internal and external teams to bring up, support, triage, and unblock issues on Qualcomm chipsets. Looking for a self‑starter with excellent people skills and software aptitude to match. Ideal Candidate Embedded Windows software and good programming skills. Solid understanding of Operating System concepts. Windows and/or Linux kernel and development experience. Strong understanding of C/C++, Shell Scripting or Python skills and hands‑on experience on debugging ARM or other SoC embedded systems. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Strong problem solving and debugging skills. Ability to co‑ordinate across stakeholders and drive towards task completion. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. Preferred Qualifications C/C++ programming. Windows OS internals knowledge and experience. Device driver programming and debugging with WinDbg, JTAG/other tools. Processor architecture and cache subsystem. Experience with PC software - System BIOS, UEFI, ACPI, Drivers, Applications. ARM assembly. Embedded OS (Kernel architecture, OS services heap, memory, multi-core, multi-threading, and crash debugging). Knowledge of OS/system performance profiling and optimization techniques. Communication, written & interpersonal skills, motivation, the ability to learn quickly. Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming principles. Application of design patterns to solve complex architectural challenges. Familiarity with Spake2+ Authentication. Understanding of Server/client architecture. Familiarity with Rust for systems-level development and Windows environments; comfortable exploring memory-safe, high-performance codebases. Equal Opportunity Employer Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification. Pay Range and Other Compensation & Benefits $94,200.00 – $141,200.00 In addition to base pay, Qualcomm offers a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunities for annual RSU grants. Further benefits are designed to support success at work, at home, and at play. #J-18808-Ljbffr