Bootloader/ Linux/ Hypervisor- Engineer

Nuvia

Nuvia

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Posted on Feb 17, 2026


Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Bootloader development supporting multiple QC chipsets.
Skills/experience:
· Knowledge of Boot framework
· Familiarity with parallel-processing concepts such as threads, signals, priorities, semaphores, mutexes, race-conditions, deadlocks, etc.
· Experience with Qualcomm MSM and AMSS development, ARM architecture and software development
· C or C++ programming skills
· Understanding of build systems, linkage, and binary formats (e.g., ELF)
· Familiarity with Git, Gerrit and/or Perforce
· Critical thinking and problem solving skills
· Written and verbal communication skills
· Ability to function efficiently both independently and in a team environment
· Self-motivated, perpetual learner with time-management skills
· 3-5 years Software Engineering or related work experience.
· 3-5 years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Responsibilities:
· Develop and Support Boot loader for multiple QC chipsets
· Support various feature development and validations in pre-silicon and post-silicon environment
· Work on enhancements in Boot to achieve better performance/portability/Sustainability across chipsets.
Core Tech- Kernel and Services
Qualcomm is seeking an embedded software engineer with 2 to 6 years of experience for the Core Platform Kernel & Services Software team. The Core Platform Kernel & Services software team develops and deploys drivers and Kernel Services responsible for achieving System level Debug, Diagnostic, and IPC to multiple subsystems on Qualcomm SOCs. These SOCs serve customers across the Mobile Handset, Compute, Automotive, XR/AR, Cloud AI, IoT and IIOT market segments. The team owns, maintains and develops drivers across multiple operating systems including, QuRT OS, Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeRTOS, Zephyr among others.

Preferred Qualifications: Ideal candidates will demonstrate the following:

  • Experience in C programming and data structures, especially in embedded systems.

  • Working experience in RTOS or Linux kernel, or in device drivers and hardware interfacing.
  • Hardware and architectural knowledge / experience (Processor Architecture, Cache, interrupts, Memory barriers, Strong ordering etc.,)
  • RTOS knowledge & experience (Mutex, Spinlocks, Queues, Signaling, Events, Deferred Function Callbacks, Multi-thread & multi-process environments, Concurrency Scenarios etc.,)

Hypervisor:

Qualcomm is looking for talented and enthusiastic engineers with strong interests in OS, kernel and computer architecture.

  • Design, development and integration of SoC firmware features, diagnostics and test capabilities for QCT boot platforms.
  • Strong coordination and collaboration across wide range of technical areas to include software, hardware, ASIC, integration, architecture, and emulation teams.
  • Paying attention to the details during all phases of firmware design, development, integration, testing and release - Work with Emulation, HW design teams, as necessary, in verifying and debugging firmware, driver and resolving platform issues
  • Efficient and secure (ie. cognizant of not exposing security exploits) coding plus driving code review of firmware logic updates with all required stakeholders

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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