Cloud Software Engineer, Linux Host - Cork, Ireland

About The Role

Qualcomm offers flexible work options tailored to our employee’s needs. These include a combination of work from home and working in our brand new, state of the art office in Penrose Dock, Cork.

Well-being and life balance are fundamental to Qualcomm as an employer.  We recognise and understand that employees have missed spending quality time with loved ones and extended family. 

As such, Cork Qualcomm policy allows our employees to blend short-term remote working with annual leave.

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Qualcomm Cloud Edge in Cork is looking for Software Engineers to work on Linux based platforms for Datacenter products.  The areas of focus are driver development, tools development, test development, software integration and product commercialization.

The development target is Qualcomm’s next generation high-performance inference accelerator.

The candidate should be familiar with developing  C++ Drivers, Unit, Integration and System Tests, modern C++ design and development. 

Responsibilities include Test Development, feature development, software integration, functional and performance testing.

Required Skills and Aptitudes

• Experience with Linux User-Space development in C/C++, API development and multi-threading synchronization mechanism.
• Experience in UML design capture & analysis, OO design practices
• Experience with development of peripheral drivers.
• Knowledge of RTOS, SoC architecture (core, cache, memory, bus architecture, IOs, etc.) and common hardware blocks
• Experience with Source Code and Configuration management tools, git knowledge is required
• 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 mixed hardware/software development team
• Good English communication (written and verbal) and positive interpersonal skills

Desirable Skills and Aptitudes

• 1 - 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience with Python
• Experience in unit testing tooling for C/C++ development, including gtest
• Exposure to middleware, protocols and Cloud technologies such as gRPC
• Familiar with Analytics, AI technologies, Machine learning models, methods and frameworks
• Familiar with Docker

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