Staff Engineer, Device Drivers

Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:Qualcomm CR&D is looking for a software engineer for Linux device driver for Machine Learning use cases. The development target is Qualcomm high-performance inference accelerator AI 100 and related products. The candidate will help work on developing code for Linux device drivers and help with upstreaming the code.

Familiarity with development of functional simulation of SoC systems included bus subsystems, DMA, PCIe and peripherals, synchronization mechanisms such as semaphores as well as low speed peripherals will be beneficial. Required Skills and AptitudesExperience with Linux kernel driver development, kernel modules, HWMon, sysfs and debugging techniquesPCIe virtualization, SRIOVExperience with embedded development in C. Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocksExperience with Source Code and Configuration management tools, git knowledge is requiredWillingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)Desirable Skills and Aptitudes4+ years of relevant experienceExperience with Linux kernel PCIe stack. Familiar with high speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDRFamiliar with implementing systems with high reliability expectations such as use of ECC, PCI AER fields.

Experience

working with and familiarity with important SOC building blocks like interrupt controller & timersExperience with kernel subsystems relevant to isolation and security. Strong understanding of DMA, IOMMU, and device assignment in virtualized/isolated contexts. Proficiency with virtualization: KVM and guest/host split driversMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. ORMaster's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

ORPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Required Skills and AptitudesExperience with Linux user-space development, API development and multi-threaded processing.

Experience

with development in C/C++.

Experience

with development in Python. Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocksExperience with Source Code and Configuration management toolsExperience evangelizing innovative and new software architectural designs. Good communication skills and ability to negotiate in a co-operative way.5+ years of relevant experienceDesirable Skills and AptitudesExperience with CUDA, NCCL, VulkanExperience with frameworks like IREEUnderstanding of PT 2.0 frameworkFamiliar with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and LPDDRQualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process.

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