Senior Lead Engineer - Linux Software APSS Image Integration
Qualcomm Incorporated (company site, opens in a new tab)8–10 yrsHyderabadOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–45 LPA
Posted on 28 Sept
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About This Role
- Own end-to-end technical execution and on-time delivery of Linux-based software platforms, including kernel, BSP, middleware, and system integration.
- Act as the single technical integrator across cross-functional teams (silicon, software, validation, product) to resolve platform-level issues and align with upstream/open-source best practices.
- Provide architecture oversight, quality and release management, and support customer and stakeholder technical reviews and roadmap alignment.
Minimum Requirements
- 8 to 10 years of relevant experience in Linux software platform development and integration.
- Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with minimum 2+ years of software engineering work experience (or relevant advanced degree experience equivalence).
- Strong expertise in Linux kernel internals, embedded Linux BSP development, Yocto/OWRT, device tree, bootloaders, and ARM-based SoCs hardware bring-up.
- Proven ability to drive complex, multi-team technical programs with effective dependency, risk, and milestone management.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced technical leader comfortable interfacing with senior engineers, architects, and executive stakeholders across distributed teams.
- Demonstrates deep technical competence with track record of driving scalable and upstream-aligned Linux platform releases.
- Strong execution focus with ability to balance engineering depth and delivery deadlines, effectively coordinating cross-functional dependencies in complex environments.