Senior Engineer - Product Debug Team

Job Title

Senior Engineer - Product Debug Team

Role Summary

Senior Engineer on the Product Debug team responsible for ensuring software stability on Qualcomm SoCs across the product lifecycle from pre-silicon validation through commercialization. The role focuses on system-level debugging, stability analysis, and cross-functional issue triage with hardware, software, test, and customer engineering teams.

Experience Level

Senior — the posting indicates experienced engineers; minimum qualification examples are Bachelor's + 2 years, Master's + 1 year, or PhD.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities center on diagnosing and resolving system and software stability problems, supporting bring-up activities, and improving debug processes.

• Investigate and resolve system and software stability issues across multi-processor Linux and RTOS environments.
• Analyze timing and performance issues in RTOS and Linux applications; contribute to performance optimization.
• Use low-level debug tools (e.g., JTAG, ETM, Trace32, GDB, oscilloscopes) for root-cause analysis.
• Perform code inspection, instrumentation, and log analysis to identify defects and regressions.
• Participate in chip bring-up, stability scrums, and feature design discussions; triage issues with cross-functional teams.
• Develop automation scripts and documentation to improve debug processes and reproducibility.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required or strongly preferred (education requirements are summarized separately).

• Must-have: strong Linux fundamentals, including kernel internals, device drivers, and memory management.
• Must-have: experience with embedded systems and system-level debugging on SoCs.
• Must-have: proficiency in C/C++; experience with Java or Python is common.
• Familiarity with RTOS fundamentals (scheduling, synchronization) and multi-processor interactions.
• Experience or familiarity with debugging tools such as Trace32, GDB, JTAG, ETM, and oscilloscopes.
• Experience with scripting for automation (Python, Perl, Shell).
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with Assembly, Qualcomm DSP debugging/profiling, Neural Network (QNN) execution on DSPs, and Linux kernel module or driver development.
• Nice-to-have: awareness of ARM/Cortex/Hexagon architectures and bus systems (AHB, NoC); semiconductor or embedded systems domain experience (including internships or academic projects).
• Strong analytical and cross-team collaboration skills; ability to document and automate debug flows.

Education Requirements

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field plus 2+ years of software engineering or related experience; OR Master's degree in those fields plus 1+ year of experience; OR PhD in a related field. Preferred mentions include B.Tech/M.Tech in Electronics, Computer Science, or related fields. (Degree-and-years combinations listed in the posting.)

About the Company

Company: Qualcomm

Headquarters: San Diego, California, United States

Qualcomm is a global leader in semiconductor and telecommunications equipment, specializing in mobile technologies and innovations. Known for its Adreno GPUs, the company provides solutions enabling advancements in mobile gaming, AI, VR/AR, and autonomous driving. Qualcomm's cutting-edge technology and commitment to high-performance, power-efficient designs drive the evolution of mobile graphics and connectivity worldwide.