$117,800 - $176,600 USD yearly
Integrate drivers and peripheral software while working with the Zephyr Open-Source RTOS on core chipset platform software.
Originally posted 11 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role in the Core Platform Software Development Group focuses on integration, debugging, and triage across chipset technology. Responsibilities include capturing software architecture requirements, integrating drivers and peripheral software, and resolving system-level stability issues.
What you'll do
- Interact with cross-functional software teams to verify and debug software stability issues and features.
- Design and implement scalable build system software and tools used to generate various image flavors.
- Collaborate with hardware and systems engineering teams to ensure core platform software meets power and performance KPIs.
- Collaborate with program management and product leads in developing software product roadmaps and delivery plans.
- Perform image and system-level sanity testing.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 2+ years of software engineering experience (or Master's with 1+ year, or PhD).
- 2+ years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of using JTAG for on-chip debugging.
- Experience with build systems such as SCons or CMake.
- Experience with software source control tools such as Perforce, Git/Gerrit, or GitHub.
- Previous experience in embedded software development and device drivers.
- Experience working with the Zephyr Open-Source RTOS.
- Minimum of 2 years of industry experience in embedded software development and/or integration.
Skills: Embedded, RTOS, Zephyr, JTAG, Device Drivers, C/C++
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 56-day median for Embedded Firmware Engineering roles.
Embedded Firmware Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
760
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Median days since first seen
56 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$172k
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| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (760 roles · 87 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 117 | 760 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 696 | 6577 · 158 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 64 d | 56 d (−8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $172k |
Skills observed across this category: Embedded, RTOS, Zephyr, JTAG, Device Drivers, C/C++
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 115 open roles · median 65 d
- NVIDIA · 83 open roles · median 49 d
- AMD · 54 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 49 open roles · median 78 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 37 open roles · median 37 d
- Analog Devices · 31 open roles · median 30 d
How we counted: 760 open Embedded Firmware Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 87 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 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.