OS Stack Bring-up & Development Engineer (Sr Lead / Staff)
- Location Bangalore, India
- Experience 5-15 yrs
- Job type Full-time
- Posted 15 Oct 2026
- Qualification PhD / Master's
You will be taken to Qualcomm’s own careers page to apply. Job ID 3096019.
Job description
Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Hardware Engineering General Summary: Join our team working on next-generation CPUs and help enable operating systems on brand-new silicon. What you’ll do: Bring up Linux/Windows kernels on cutting-edge CPU platforms. Develop low-level drivers and optimize system performance. Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams. If you have 5–15 years of experience in OS internals, kernel development, and silicon bring-up, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role We are seeking an experienced engineer to lead OS stack bring-up and development for cutting-edge CPU architectures. This role involves enabling Linux/Windows/other OS kernels on new silicon and optimizing system-level performance.
Key Responsibilities 1. Bring up OS kernels (Linux, Windows, or RTOS) on next-gen CPU platforms. 2. Develop and maintain low-level drivers, bootloaders, and board support packages. 3. Debug and resolve kernel-level issues during pre-silicon and post-silicon validation. 4. Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to ensure smooth integration. 5. Optimize OS stack for power, performance, and reliability.
