Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
Senior Embedded Audio Software Engineer
Qualcomm is a global leader in mobile, AI, and IoT semiconductor technologies. Our Snapdragon® system-on-chip (SoC) solutions power billions of devices worldwide – from smartphones and XR headsets to automotive infotainment and smart IoT products. As part of Qualcomm’s Audio Software team, you will work with an international group of engineers to develop cutting-edge voice and audio technology on Snapdragon processors. This role is a Senior Engineer position focused on : hands-on in design, coding, debugging, and optimizing embedded audio software features (e.g. voice activation, speech recognition, translation, and text-to-speech) for next-generation devices.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and integrate embedded voice/audio software features on Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs for use-cases such as voice wake-up, ASR, translation, and TTS, while meeting strict performance, latency, power, and stability requirements.
Write high-quality, efficient C/C++ code for real-time audio signal processing and voice features. Follow best practices in multi-threaded programming and memory management for embedded systems.
Debug and resolve complex issues in audio signal paths, firmware, and drivers. Utilize a range of debugging tools (e.g. JTAG debuggers, logic analyzers, tracing) and techniques to identify root causes in an embedded environment.
Profile and optimize software to meet memory footprint and CPU utilization targets. Fine-tune algorithms and system configuration to achieve low-latency audio processing and low power consumption on target hardware.
Manage and prioritize your development tasks to meet project milestones. Communicate development status, risks, and mitigation plans to project leads, ensuring on-time delivery of high-quality audio software releases.
Proactively suggest improvements to audio frameworks or development processes. Apply creative problem-solving and critical thinking to overcome technical challenges and refine existing implementations.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
4+ years of hands-on software development experience in embedded systems or firmware (C/C++), with a track record of delivering complex features for real-time or resource-constrained environments.
Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded platforms. Experience writing efficient, low-level code and optimizing code for memory and CPU usage. Familiarity with scripting (e.g. Python) is a plus.
Solid understanding of computer architecture (ARM processors or similar), real-time operating systems (RTOS), concurrency/multi-threading, and fundamental data structures & algorithms.
Prior experience in audio signal processing or voice technology development. Exposure to voice user interface concepts – e.g. keyword spotting, speech recognition, or text-to-speech.
Demonstrated ability to debug complex embedded systems. Proficiency with debugging tools and techniques for low-level software/hardware integration.
Experience developing and debugging software on ARM Cortex processors or DSPs.
Understanding of performance tuning on embedded platforms, including optimizing for low power, memory constraints, and real-time deadlines.
Strong communication skills and experience working in a collaborative development environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Hands-on experience with voice UI technologies or speech/audio processing frameworks.
Experience in designing or integrating audio/multimedia frameworks on embedded or mobile platforms.
Previous experience working with Qualcomm Snapdragon audio DSP frameworks or similar SoC audio architecture.
Experience developing low-level device drivers or firmware for audio peripherals.
Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages for test automation or data analysis.
Participation in innovation activities such as patents, research publications, or hackathons in audio DSP or speech recognition.
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.
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