Senior Software Engineer - Firmware - Cork, Ireland

Company:

QT Technologies Ireland Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

About the role

Qualcomm Cloud Edge Cork is looking for software developers, all levels, to join our global team on firmware support for Cloud Edge Datacenter use cases on premium tier high-performance silicon. The successful candidate will work on multiple layers of the software stack, closely with system architects, senior software engineers and hardware engineers located in Ireland and other global Qualcomm locations.

What are we looking for?

The ideal candidates should have a background in embedded software development, in a range between 2 and 7+ years of experience in any of: Board Support Packages (BSP), Device driver development, RTOS, Secure Boot, Trust-zone, Low-speed peripheral interfaces (I2C/SPI/UART), Chipset power blocks, Clock tree management, PCIe and efficient data movement using DMA, Embedded Linux development.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Design, develop and maintain software for Qualcomm SOCs and Edge Devices

Design, develop and maintain device drivers and boot loaders for embedded systems

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop and test embedded systems software

Troubleshoot and debug software issues in embedded systems

Work with hardware engineers to ensure software and hardware compatibility

Embedded Linux software development, processes and documentation is a plus

Must have

You must be able to code in C to a high standard

Beneficial to have:

Experience with software feature design

Experience with software development in C/C++ including unit-test, performance analysis, code coverage, static analysis

(For Senior positions) Experience mentoring other software developers

Experience using GNU/LLVM tools on embedded platforms using stop-mode debug tools such as JTAG/SWD

Experience working with BSP development including device driver development, board-bring-up, RTOS’s, secure boot & trust zone

Experience with development of peripheral drivers.

Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks and multi-threaded programming

Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools such as git/Gerrit

Willingness to work in a structured software development environment with ability to work on low-level implementation (code & test)

Willingness to work in a high-caliber international/multi-site team

Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills

Desirable Skills and Aptitudes:

Familiar with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, LPDDR, USB

Familiar with implementing Reliability, Accessibility and Serviceability (RAS) through use of technologies such as ECC, IPMI & PCI AER fields.

Familiar with low speed interfaces such as I2C, SPI, SPMI, and SMBus

Familiar with on-chip middleware for communication, logging and power control

Experience working with and familiarity with important microprocessor building blocks like microprocessor execution levels, interrupt controller & timers

Software development and debug tools including compilers, profilers, source control systems, emulators, JTAG and serial debuggers, and logic analyzers

Familiarity with build and development for Embedded Linux through use of tools such as Yocto, Buildroot or OpenEmbedded

Familiarity with the upstream Linux kernel community and the Linux kernel development process

Where you will be working

Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.

There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.

A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.

Equal Opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.

What's on Offer

Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:

Salary, stock and performance related bonus

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Matching pension scheme

Education Assistance

Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance

Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being

Bicycle purchase scheme

Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more

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.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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