$117,800 - $176,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Products team within the Core Platform development group is seeking software engineers to help deliver Data Center AI products across platform software, architecture, system-level debug, and product execution.
What you'll do
- Work with cross-functional software teams to investigate, debug, and resolve platform stability and feature issues.
- Contribute to platform software and system architecture, translating product requirements into practical solutions.
- Support product execution across planning, development, validation, and delivery.
- Partner with program management and product leads to shape software roadmaps and delivery plans, helping reduce time to market.
What you'll need
- 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 and 1+ year, or PhD).
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
- Experience with embedded software, platform software, or device drivers.
- Working knowledge of real-time operating systems (Linux, Zephyr) and CPU architecture (ARM, RISC-V).
- Experience with JTAG or other on-chip debugging tools.
- Familiarity with software source control, testing, and release workflows.
Nice to have
- Assembly experience.
- Experience with data center, server, or compute platforms.
Skills: C, RTOS, ARM, RISC-V, Device Drivers, JTAG
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 55-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
757
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Median days since first seen
55 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$173k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (757 roles · 88 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 115 | 757 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 683 | 6601 · 156 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 64 d | 55 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $173k |
Skills observed across this category: C, RTOS, ARM, RISC-V, Device Drivers, JTAG
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 113 open roles · median 67 d
- NVIDIA · 82 open roles · median 51 d
- AMD · 55 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 49 open roles · median 77 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 37 open roles · median 36 d
- Analog Devices · 31 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 757 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 88 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.