Engineer - Open Source Compliance Engineer

General Summary:

Qualcomm's Open Source Engineering team works with internal and external groups to manage their use of open source and third-party software. The team is a multi-disciplinary team with a variety of experience and skills. Your responsibility will be to participate in the analysis of large and complex software code bases, report detected third-party & open source components and their licenses. This role is focused entirely on supporting open source software development, finding the true origin and license terms of detected third party code. This position requires quick handling of urgent requests and requires quick turnaround. Needs to possess experience beyond a single stage in a product life cycle and should be able to demonstrate breadth of knowledge typically obtained after multiple years in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing code to ensure it adheres to the legal guidelines.
• Scanning, analyzing code and identifying linkages between modules.
• Work closely with developers to create documentation pertaining to the code under review.
• Work closely with various legal departments.
• Contribute to automation of compliance process.
• This position will also help with automating projects that may involve tool development.
• Independence in performing assignments is required.

Tasks may include:

• Analyze and document a significant high-level design based on incomplete or changing specifications
• Defining processes with leads and other stakeholders.
• Identifying appropriate simulations or analysis for providing input to system design trade-offs
• Partnering with multiple technical teams to define resolution paths
• Efficiently schedule time and resources needed to complete assigned tasks

Candidate Qualifications

• 2+ years in Python is preferrable
• Good understanding of C/C++ programming and OOPS concepts
• Automation skills (Python, Shell scripting, database prototyping, web interfaces, etc)
• Strong understanding of software development and engineering fundamentals
• Strong understanding of source control, packaging, and build system knowledge
• Strong Technical understanding of Linux Operating Systems Strong understanding of build process compiler, assembler, linker Strong understanding of computing, CPU, Memory, operating system function and applications
• Intermediate Embedded Software knowledge Understanding of GIT source control a plus Good understanding of Open Source Licensing a plus

Education Requirements Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.