Senior Staff Engineer - Linker Developer

About the Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited houses the Engineering Group focused on Systems Engineering, offering challenging and innovative roles in embedded systems and toolchains.

Role Overview

This senior-level position invites experienced professionals passionate about linker internals and embedded system constraints to join Qualcomm in advancing and optimizing an open-source embedded linker. The role involves collaboration for building robust high-performance toolchains and contributing to the global open-source community.

Key Responsibilities

• Improve and fine-tune the Qualcomm open-source linker targeting embedded platforms.
• Work closely with compiler and runtime teams to ensure the delivery of a reliable and performant toolchain.
• Engage actively with open-source projects and participate in the global developer ecosystem.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• In-depth knowledge of linker components including ELF files, relocation processes, symbol versioning, and memory mapping.
• Good grasp of embedded system limitations such as constrained memory and performance-sensitive environments.
• Hands-on experience in toolchain development encompassing linkers, loaders, and compilers.
• Proficiency in C and C++ programming languages.
• Familiarity with open-source development workflows like Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bonus: Experience with Hexagon architecture or equivalent DSP/embedded technology platforms.

Preferred Experience

Ideal candidates will have between eight to ten years of professional experience, preferably meeting or exceeding these qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline plus at least four years of experience in systems engineering or a similar field.
• Alternatively, a Master's degree with a minimum of three years of relevant experience.
• Or a PhD with at least two years of pertinent experience in systems engineering.

Additional Information

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer committed to accessibility and accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the hiring process. Employees are expected to comply with company policies regarding confidentiality and security. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies and restricts applications to individual candidates only.

Work Environment

This is an onsite role located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, within a dynamic and innovative engineering team focused on high-impact embedded system projects.