Engineer

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Mandatory Skills

• Programming Fundamentals
• Strong programming skills in C, including memory management, pointers, structures, and low-level programming concepts.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms, including linked lists, queues, stacks, trees, and their practical applications.
• Basic scripting skills in Python and Shell scripting for automation and debugging.
• Understanding of secure coding practices, coding standards, and software quality principles.
• Operating Systems & Embedded Systems
• Strong understanding of Operating Systems fundamentals, including processes, threads, synchronization, interrupts, memory management, and scheduling.
• Basic understanding of embedded systems development and low-level software interactions with hardware.
• Computer Architecture & Low-Level Programming
• Good understanding of Computer Architecture and Microprocessor Fundamentals, preferably ARM-based architectures.
• Ability to work with hexadecimal representations, bit manipulation, binary arithmetic, and Boolean logic.
• Development Tools & Engineering Practices
• Familiarity with Git version control and collaborative development practices.
• Problem Solving & Communication
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  
  
  

Good To Have Skills

• ARM Architecture & Platform Fundamentals
• Knowledge of ARM Architecture (ARMv8/ARMv9), including exception levels, MMU, interrupts, and memory protection mechanisms.
• Understanding of ARM system components such as GIC, SMMU, PSCI, SCMI, and TrustZone.
• Familiarity with ARM Assembly Language and low-level debugging techniques.
• Exposure to memory management, MMU configuration, interrupt controllers (GIC), and system-level debugging.
• Understanding of boot flows, including Bootloader, Trusted Firmware, Hypervisor, and Operating System interactions.
• Virtualization & Hypervisor Technologies
• Understanding of hypervisor and virtualization concepts, including virtual machines, device virtualization, memory virtualization, and privilege separation.
• Exposure to Gunyah, KVM, Xen, pKVM, or other virtualization technologies.
• Understanding of virtualization security concepts and trusted execution environments.
• RTOS & System Software
• Knowledge of RTOS-based development and real-time system concepts.
• Understanding of embedded system software architecture and software-hardware interactions.
• Debugging & System Analysis
• Experience using debuggers such as GDB, Lauterbach Trace32 (T32), or equivalent tools for system-level debugging.
• Experience reading and understanding hardware specifications, Technical Reference Manuals (TRMs), and datasheets.
• Engineering & Design Skills
• Ability to analyze requirements, understand system design documents, and contribute to software design discussions.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

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

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