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#Senior Software Engineer - Linux / Android Telephony

qualcomm
San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Mar 2026
💰 $166,900/yr($111,300/yr$166,900/yr)

About the role


Company:

Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

** This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship. **

We are looking for a talented, motivated and experienced Software Engineer with experience in Linux/Android internals. This role includes software design and development, debugging and testing Linux/Android Telephony software. You will work on cellular technologies (4G LTE ,5G) to enable telephony features -voice/data, IMS – VoLTE, Video Telephony, VoWifi, support MSIM and SIM use cases etc. You will interact with various internal cross-functional teams as well as third party OEMs designing, developing and guiding on new features that are scalable, performant and power optimized. This position is with Qualcomm's fully-owned subsidiary, the Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC). QuIC is focused on open source software development and participates in the open source community.



Job Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement and drive new telephony features on Android platform.

  • Debug and Fix complex problems involving multiple modules from Android UI, framework, middle ware to radio interface layer.

  • Implement Tools and Test applications to enable and streamline testing process.

  • Make contributions into Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

  • Contribute in pre-silicon and post-silicon bring-up of future chipsets

 

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in the following areas:

  • C++ and JAVA/Kotlin programming skills and a good understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms

  • Android Software Development

  • Embedded software development on mobile devices.

  • Software development in Linux environment.

  • Experience in Object Oriented Design and Development

 

Additional skills in the following areas are preferred:

  • Experience in Telephony Domain

  • Strong debugging skills

  • Experience using git for development; patch/tree management

  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

  • Independent and motivated problem solver

Minimum Qualifications:

•    Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Level of Responsibility:

  • Working under some supervision.

  • Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.

  • Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may have limited knowledge of the subject in question. May require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.

  • Having a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to provide input on key decisions).

  • Completing tasks with multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; some planning and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively; mistakes may result in some rework.

  • Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.

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