Staff Engineer

## Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: Job Description # System Stability Engineer – Server Platform ## Overview Work on Qualcomm’s ARMv9 server CPU platforms, ensuring high reliability and stability across hardware, firmware, and software layers. ## Key Responsibilities ### Platform Validation * Validate boot flows, power management, UEFI/BIOS, BMC, ACPI/SMBIOS. * Verify CPU, memory, storage, PCIe Gen5/6, CXL, multi-socket/NUMA. ### Stability & Stress * Run long-duration CPU/memory/I/O/thermal/cloud stress tests. * Validate virtualization (KVM/QEMU) and Kubernetes clusters. * Perform fault-injection and power/thermal cycling. ### Debug & RCA * Triage failures across HW/FW/OS/app layers. * Use logs, traces, kernel debugging, hardware debuggers for RCA. ### Automation & CI * Develop automated tests (Python/Shell). * Integrate into CI/CD with dashboards and quality gates. ### Customer Readiness * Validate Hyperscalars/OEM configurations. * Reproduce customer workloads in lab setups. ## Qualifications * Experience - 4+ 8 years Bachelors in CS/EE/Engineering (Master’s preferred). * Strong Python/Shell and Linux internals. * Experience with UEFI/BIOS, ACPI/SMBIOS, OpenBMC/Redfish. * Knowledge of PCIe/CXL, RAS, virtualization, CI/CD. * Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. • 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Applicants: Qualcomm 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. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries). Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law. To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies: Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.