Embedded Senior Software Engineer – Storage - Cork, Ireland at Qualcomm
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At a glance
- Company
- Qualcomm
- Location
- Ireland
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 2–5 years
- Working hours
- 40 hours
- Visa sponsorship
- Offered, according to the listing
- Posted
- Added to The Stack
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Updated 2026-11-05, from our data and official sources.
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About the role
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain storage drivers, filesystem modules and related software across the storage stack (bootloaders, UEFI, Linux user space).
- Build and improve tools for image creation, flash provisioning and storage testing/validation.
- Optimize storage and memory performance for runtime efficiency and power consumption.
- Debug and resolve kernel- and hardware-level issues reported by customers and flash vendors.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to upstream Linux kernel efforts for new storage features.
Requirements:
- 4+ years of embedded software experience with expert-level C programming skills.
- Strong Linux kernel knowledge: device drivers, memory subsystems, scheduling and filesystem internals.
- Experience with storage technologies (UFS, NVMe, eMMC, NAND/NOR) and filesystems (FAT, LittleFS, F2FS/EXT4/EROFS preferred).
- Kernel/user-space debugging experience, familiarity with JTAG/ICE debuggers and ARM architecture.
- Good analytical, communication and collaboration skills; Python knowledge is a plus.
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain storage drivers and proprietary filesystem modules for modem processors and Linux-based SoCs. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and the upstream Linux kernel community to optimize storage performance and resolve kernel-level issues.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field and at least 2 years of relevant software engineering experience. Candidates must possess expert-level C programming skills and deep knowledge of Linux kernel internals and device driver development.
Key skills
- C — in 43 other listings on The Stack
- Linux kernel — in 3 other listings on The Stack
- Device driver development — in 3 other listings on The Stack
- Embedded software — in 5 other listings on The Stack
- Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
- Memory management — in 4 other listings on The Stack
- Scheduling — in 2 other listings on The Stack
- Filesystems — not in any other listing on The Stack
- Debugging
- JTAG
- ICE debuggers
- ARM architecture
- Real-time operating systems
- UFS
- NVMe
- eMMC
On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)
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Is this Embedded Senior Software Engineer – Storage - Cork, Ireland role still open?
It was posted on 2026-06-17. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Qualcomm's site before applying.
Does Qualcomm offer visa sponsorship?
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Where is this role located?
The listing gives the location as Ireland. It is marked on-site.
What skills does this role ask for?
The listing names: C, Linux kernel, Device driver development, Embedded software, Python, Memory management, Scheduling, Filesystems, Debugging, JTAG, ICE debuggers, ARM architecture, Real-time operating systems, UFS, NVMe, eMMC.