Engineer, Staff

Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
Team
The Qualcomm XR software team invites experienced software engineers to build next generation VR/MR HMD and AR/Smart AI glasses that will define the future immersive experiences and advance Spatial Computing.XR software team is responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, integration, and commercialization of Qualcomm XR solution and there is ample opportunity to work on a wide intersection of technologies such as Inertial sensor processing, Camera Processing, Computer Vision, Graphics, Video Encode and Decode, Display Processing, On-Device AI and Wireless Technologies.Job function
Responsibilities include Software and System design, development, performance & power optimization of XR products built using Qualcomms Industry leading SoC running Android and Linux platforms. Analyze and decompose complex software systems and collaborate with and influence others to improve the overall design. The candidate will be required to be hands-on as well as provide technical leadership to a team of engineers.Requirements:

10+ years of hands-on experience in design and development of multimedia software (at Drivers, Middleware, Frameworks level) in one or more of these domainsVirtual/Augmented Reality, Camera, Graphics, Video, Display, Computer Vision

Expert in C/C++ programming

Strong background in embedded multimedia software domain

Development experience in Android Smartphones, Network based Video or Camera products

Hands on experience with the Linux and Android SW development

Prior demonstratable experience and skills in design and development of software from scratch given a set of requirements

Bachelors or masters in electrical & computer engineering or related discipline from Top Notch institutes

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.
Candidates with one or more below additional qualifications will have an edge:

Software development experience on heterogenous/multi-core architectures (CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, tensor accelerators etc.)

Direct experience in XR product development

Previous development experience on Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms

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