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Senior Lead Staff Engineer, Embedded DSP Software

Hyderabad,Telangana,India Full-time On-site

About the role

Qualcomm Engineering Group, Software Engineering builds next‑generation sensor platforms for mobile and edge devices. The Senior Lead Staff Engineer, Embedded DSP Software designs, develops and optimizes DSP‑based sensor software, ensuring low‑power, real‑time performance and system‑level integration. Hyderabad, India, on‑site, relocation assistance available.

What you’ll do

  • Design and develop sensor processing and real‑time integration software
  • Implement and optimize DSP‑based algorithms and architecture
  • Develop embedded software components for sensor subsystems
  • Analyze and improve performance, latency, power consumption, memory usage
  • Apply OS concepts: scheduling, concurrency, synchronization, IPC
  • Collaborate with hardware, firmware, algorithms, and systems teams
  • Debug complex system issues using logs and trace tools
  • Lead software design reviews, enforce coding best practices

What you’ll bring

  • 10+ years software development, embedded systems focus
  • Proven DSP software development and optimization experience
  • Strong OS concepts: multithreading, scheduling, memory management
  • Proficiency in C/C++
  • Experience with real‑time, low‑power software design
  • Cross‑functional team collaboration
  • Mentoring junior engineers

Skills

Embedded SystemsDSP ProgrammingReal‑Time SoftwareC++Performance OptimizationOS ConceptsCross‑Functional CollaborationMentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field