Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer – AI Accelerator at Qualcomm

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture, design and development of low‑level firmware and platform software across SoC, board and system levels.
- Own end‑to‑end firmware strategy: boot, reset, debug, security, power, RAS, IPC and platform services.
- Drive SoC and platform bring‑up, system integration and validation across multiple product generations.
- Lead complex system debugging and root‑cause analysis using JTAG, trace, logs and instrumentation.
- Define firmware architecture for scalability, performance and reliability in hyperscale/cloud deployments.
- Establish CI/CD, observability, automation and pre‑/post‑silicon validation practices.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship; set coding, design and quality standards across teams.
- Collaborate with hardware, system software, infrastructure, ODMs and manufacturing partners to enable production ramps.

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer/Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
- 12+ years of experience in firmware or low‑level system software development with demonstrated technical leadership.
- Expert proficiency in C/C++ and strong scripting skills (Python, Bash).
- Deep experience in SoC bring‑up, hardware/software integration and system‑level debugging.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture: memory hierarchy, interrupts, DMA, coherency and interconnects.
- Proven experience debugging with JTAG, trace and instrumented logs; experience with Linux and RTOS (e.g., Zephyr).
- Preferred: experience with PCIe, CXL, NVLink, CI/CD for firmware, pre‑silicon and post‑silicon validation, and working with ODMs/silicon partners.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture and development of low-level firmware and platform software for next-generation AI accelerators in data center environments. Drive SoC bring-up, performance optimization, and cross-functional technical leadership to ensure scalable and reliable cloud-scale compute systems.

Requirements

Requires a degree in Computer Engineering or a related field with over 12 years of experience in firmware or low-level system software. Must possess expert proficiency in C/C++ and deep experience with SoC integration, hardware debugging, and computer architecture.

Key skills

• C — in 43 other listings on The Stack
• C++ — in 133 other listings on The Stack
• Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
• Bash — in 107 other listings on The Stack
• SoC Bring-up — in 2 other listings on The Stack
• Firmware Development — in 8 other listings on The Stack
• Computer Architecture — in 2 other listings on The Stack
• JTAG — in 5 other listings on The Stack
• Linux
• RTOS
• Zephyr
• PCIe
• CXL
• NVLink
• CI/CD
• System Debugging

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Is this Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer – AI Accelerator role still open?

It was posted on 2026-05-27. 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 Cork, [object Object], Ireland. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: C, C++, Python, Bash, SoC Bring-up, Firmware Development, Computer Architecture, JTAG, Linux, RTOS, Zephyr, PCIe, CXL, NVLink, CI/CD, System Debugging.