Automotive Experience Platform Senior Engineer - Software Engineering

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

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.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills: 

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, preferably in Android, Android Automotive, embedded systems, or automotive software platforms. 

• Strong hands-on programming experience in Java or Kotlin, with solid working knowledge of C/C++ and scripting languages such as Python. 

• Strong understanding of Android framework, Android services, application lifecycle, IPC mechanisms, permissions, build systems, debugging tools, and system-level behavior. 

• Experience with Android Automotive OS, automotive middleware, vehicle interfaces, CAN, SOME/IP, MQTT or other in-vehicle communication technologies is highly preferred. 

• Experience performing system integration testing, issue triage, log analysis, root-cause analysis, and debugging across software, middleware, operating system, and hardware interfaces. 

• Familiarity with Linux and QNX operating systems, embedded software environments, and cross-platform integration workflows. 

• Strong software design, development, unit testing, debugging, validation, and integration skills. 

• Experience with source control, issue tracking, CI/CD workflows, release processes, and collaborative software development practices. 

• Ability to work independently, drive technical issues to closure, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering, UX, platform, and partner teams. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including clear documentation of technical findings, integration steps, defects, and validation results. 

• Experience with Qt, IoT, cloud-connected vehicle experiences, or AI-assisted software development tools is a plus. 
• Android Audio Framework experience is a plus.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, modify, validate, and debug Android, Android Automotive, embedded, edge, and utility software applications for automotive experience platforms. 

• Develop and integrate software features that support concept vehicle demonstrations, prototype features, customer showcases, and global trade show experiences. 

• Perform system integration testing and SIT-level debugging by analyzing logs, traces, crashes, timing issues, interface failures, and end-to-end system behavior across multiple software and hardware layers. 

• Drive root-cause analysis and issue closure for complex integration problems involving Android framework, applications, middleware, vehicle interfaces, operating systems, and embedded components. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, define technical approaches, estimate work, manage dependencies, and deliver high-quality software within project schedules. 

• Support software bring-up, integration, validation, and demo readiness activities on target hardware, concept vehicles, and automotive development platforms. 

• Contribute to software architecture and design discussions, while ensuring practical implementation choices that support rapid prototyping and reliable demonstrations. 

• Mentor junior engineers, share debugging practices, review code, and promote engineering quality across development and integration activities. 

• Create and maintain clear technical documentation for software design, integration procedures, debugging findings, known issues, and validation results. 

Success in This Role: 

A successful candidate will be a hands-on senior engineer who can move confidently between software development and system integration testing. The candidate should have strong Android and automotive software experience, the ability to debug complex cross-layer issues, and the ownership mindset to drive problems from initial triage through root cause, fix validation, and closure. This person should communicate clearly, collaborate effectively across teams, and help deliver reliable, high-visibility prototype and demonstration software in a fast-paced automotive environment. 

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$117,800.00 - $176,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm.  We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).  In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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