Principal Engineer - Core Platform Storage
Qualcomm · Hyderabad · 6+ yrs experience · Posted 2026-06-10
Tech stack: C, C++, Java, Linux, Python
About the role
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
Responsibilities: - We are seeking a
- Senior Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership in the
- Core Platform Storage domain.
- This role involves driving architecture, design, development, and enablement of storage software across multiple Qualcomm chipsets and operating systems.
- The ideal candidate will combine deep hands‑on expertise with system‑level thinking, cross‑functional leadership, and the ability to influence platform‑wide storage direction.
- Technical Leadership & Architecture Drive storage software architecture and design across next‑generation Qualcomm multiprocessor chipsets.
- Work closely with Product Management and Program Management to define new feature requirements, scope deliverables, and drive key performance metrics.
- Lead innovation in storage architectures across UFS3/4/5, eMMC, NVMe, NAND, SPI‑NOR, SD/SDIO, and related technologies.
- Provide technical guidance on performance, scalability, reliability, and power optimization across storage subsystems.
- Influence system‑level design decisions spanning hardware, firmware, and software Software Design & Development
- Design, develop, and support device drivers and storage frameworks across multiple operating systems including
- Linux, Windows, and RTOS
- Own and contribute to
- Linux kernel storage subsystems including block I/O path, schedulers, memory management interactions, and DMA.
- Design and develop file systems, flash management layers, and storage utilities for embedded and external storage devices.
- Develop and maintain complex data structures and flash algorithms to optimize storage performance and endurance.
- Drive Linux upstream and open‑source contributions
- (Linux, UEFI, Zephyr), ensuring long‑term maintainability and standards compliance.
- Debug, Support & Quality Lead failure triage, root‑cause analysis, and system‑level debugging across platforms.
- Leverage kernel debugging tools such as debugfs, ftrace, blktrace and other instrumentation frameworks.
- Ensure high software quality across the full software development life cycle from requirements and design through commercialization and post‑launch support.
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with hardware designers, validation teams, customer engineering, and dependent software teams
- Act as a technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on storage‑related features and issues.
- Support customer enablement and issue resolution for complex storage use cases.
- Team & Project Leadership Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers.
- Support people management activities (for ~5–6 engineers); prior experience leading larger teams is a strong plus.
- Drive project planning, task breakdown, estimation, prioritization, and execution tracking
- Ensure delivery predictability, quality, and risk mitigation across projects.
Qualifications: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in ECE, EEE, CSE or a related field.
- 12–14 years of experience in embedded systems and device driver development
- Strong hands‑on experience with storage technologies including:
- UFS, eMMC, SD/SDIO NAND, SPI‑NOR NVMe, SDXpress
- Deep expertise in embedded C programming including:
- Data structures and algorithms
- System‑level programming (file handling, multithreading, synchronization)
- Strong experience with OS kernel and device driver development
- (Linux / Windows / RTOS).
- Solid understanding of:
- Storage software stacks and block I/O path
- Page cache, buffer cache, virtual memory
- MMU and DMA concepts
- Hands‑on experience with Linux Block Subsystem and I/O schedulers
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Experience contributing to or working closely with Linux upstream UEFI or Zephyr communities.
- Experience with real‑time and embedded operating systems including Zephyr RTOS.
- Exposure to multi‑SoC platform enablement and customer‑facing storage issues.
- Prior people leadership or mentoring experience at Staff/Senior Staff level.
- Senior Staff Level Expectations
- Recognized technical expert in storage software and architecture Drives platform‑level impact across multiple products and teams.
- Operates effectively in high‑ambiguity problem spaces with minimal direction.
- Influences technical direction beyond immediate team boundaries.
- Acts as a technical multiplier through mentorship and architectural leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in ECE, EEE, CSE or a related field.
- 12–14 years of experience in embedded systems and device driver development
- Strong hands‑on experience with storage technologies including:
- UFS, eMMC, SD/SDIO NAND, SPI‑NOR NVMe, SDXpress
- Deep expertise in embedded C programming including:
- Data structures and algorithms
- System‑level programming (file handling, multithreading, synchronization)
- Strong experience with OS kernel and device driver development
- (Linux / Windows / RTOS).
- Solid understanding of:
- Storage software stacks and block I/O path
- Page cache, buffer cache, virtual memory
- MMU and DMA concepts
- Hands‑on experience with Linux Block Subsystem and I/O schedulers
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Experience contributing to or working closely with Linux upstream UEFI or Zephyr communities.
- Experience with real‑time and embedded operating systems including Zephyr RTOS.
- Exposure to multi‑SoC platform enablement and customer‑facing storage issues.
- Prior people leadership or mentoring experience at Staff/Senior Staff level.
- Senior Staff Level Expectations
- Recognized technical expert in storage software and architecture Drives platform‑level impact across multiple products and teams.
- Operates effectively in high‑ambiguity problem spaces with minimal direction.
- Influences technical direction beyond immediate team boundaries.
- Acts as a technical multiplier through mentorship and architectural leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
- 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Responsibilities
- We are seeking a
- Senior Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership in the
- Core Platform Storage domain.
- This role involves driving architecture, design, development, and enablement of storage software across multiple Qualcomm chipsets and operating systems.
- The ideal candidate will combine deep hands‑on expertise with system‑level thinking, cross‑functional leadership, and the ability to influence platform‑wide storage direction.
- Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Drive storage software architecture and design across next‑generation Qualcomm multiprocessor chipsets.
- Work closely with Product Management and Program Management to define new feature requirements, scope deliverables, and drive key performance metrics.
- Lead innovation in storage architectures across UFS3/4/5, eMMC, NVMe, NAND, SPI‑NOR, SD/SDIO, and related technologies.
- Provide technical guidance on performance, scalability, reliability, and power optimization across storage subsystems.
- Influence system‑level design decisions spanning hardware, firmware, and software Software Design & Development
- Design, develop, and support device drivers and storage frameworks across multiple operating systems including
- Linux, Windows, and RTOS
- Own and contribute to
- Linux kernel storage subsystems including block I/O path, schedulers, memory management interactions, and DMA.
- Design and develop file systems, flash management layers, and storage utilities for embedded and external storage devices.
- Develop and maintain complex data structures and flash algorithms to optimize storage performance and endurance.
- Drive Linux upstream and open‑source contributions
- (Linux, UEFI, Zephyr), ensuring long‑term maintainability and standards compliance.
- Debug, Support & Quality Lead failure triage, root‑cause analysis, and system‑level debugging across platforms.
- Leverage kernel debugging tools such as debugfs, ftrace, blktrace and other instrumentation frameworks.
- Ensure high software quality across the full software development life cycle from requirements and design through commercialization and post‑launch support.
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with hardware designers, validation teams, customer engineering, and dependent software teams
- Act as a technical point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on storage‑related features and issues.
- Support customer enablement and issue resolution for complex storage use cases.
- Team & Project Leadership Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers.
- Support people management activities (for ~5–6 engineers); prior experience leading larger teams is a strong plus.
- Drive project planning, task breakdown, estimation, prioritization, and execution tracking
- Ensure delivery predictability, quality, and risk mitigation across projects.