Engineer, Senior - Extended Reality (XR)

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

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.

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.

The Qualcomm XR software team invites experienced software engineers to build next generation cutting edge XR products that will define the future immersive experiences, take productivity to next level, and build the devices that are “ticket” to Metaverse.

XR is an umbrella term encapsulating Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), mixed reality (MR). Qualcomm’s XR software team provides opportunity to work on a wide intersection of technologies such as Inertial sensor processing, Camera Processing, Computer Vision, Graphics, Video Encode/Decode, Display Processing and Wireless Technologies, all of which are integrated in the XR products which we build.

Job function

Responsibilities include Software and System design, development, performance & power optimization of XR products built using Qualcomm’s Industry leading SoC running Android and Linux platforms. The candidate will be required to be hands-on for designing, coding, debugging, and testing of the XR solution as well as provide technical leadership to a team of engineers.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in design and development of multimedia software (at Drivers, Middleware, Frameworks level) in one or more of these domains: Virtual/Augmented Reality, Camera, Graphics, Video, Display, Computer Vision
• Expert in C/C++ programming
• Embedded multimedia product development experience in Android Smartphones, Network based Video or Camera products
• Prior demonstratable experience and skills in design and development of software from scratch given a set of requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical & Computer Engineering or related discipline from Top Notch institutes

Keywords

Android Multimedia, V4L2, G-streamer, OpenGL-ES, OpenXR, OpenMAX, CameraHAL,

Candidates with one or more below additional qualifications will have an edge:

• Software development experience on heterogenous/multi-core architectures (CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, tensor accelerators etc.)
• Direct experience in XR product development
• Previous development experience on Qualcomm Snapdragon platforms

Applicants: If you need an accommodation, during the application/hiring process, you may request an accommodation by sending email to accommodationsupport 

Although this role has some expected minor physical activity, this should not deter otherwise qualified applicants from applying. If you are an individual with a physical or mental disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, please call Qualcomm’s toll-free number found here for assistance. Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, to support individuals with disabilities as part of our ongoing efforts to create an accessible workplace.

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer and supports workforce diversity.

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