Staff Engineer - Android system performance

## \nCompany:\n\nQualcomm India Private Limited\n\n## Job Area:\n\nEngineering Group, Engineering Group \u003e Software Engineering\n\nGeneral Summary:\n\n## We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer to lead Compute Performance optimization efforts for Snapdragon-powered Android devices.\n\n## \n\n## In this role, you will own the end-to-end compute performance strategy for next-generation chipsets, leading a small team of engineers to deliver best-in-class user experiences. \n\n## \n\n## You will work at the intersection of Hardware, Linux Kernel, and the Android Framework to characterize, debug, and optimize system performance under power and thermal constraints. \n\n## \n\n## Minimum Qualifications: \n\n## \n\n## Bachelor\u0027s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. \n\n## \n\n## OR Master\u0027s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience. \n\n## \n\n## OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.\n\n## \n\n## \u2022 2+ years of experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. \n\n## \n\n## Preferred Qualifications:\n\n## \u2022 Master\u2019s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. \u2022 5+ years Software Applications Engineering, Software Development experience, or related work experience.\n\n## \u2022 5+ years\u2019 experience with debugging techniques. \n\n## \u2022 4+ years\u2019 experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. \u2022 Experience with Linux, Android and Chrome \n\n## \u2022 Experience in using Debugging tools such as JTAG, Trace32 and oscilloscope/Logical Analyzer. \n\n## \u2022 C/C++ pro-efficiency, good understanding of Linux kernel concepts and relevant work experience. \n\n## \u2022 Experience in Analyzing the Kernel crash dumps and Systrace dumps\n\n## \n\n## Key Responsibilities: \n\n## \u2022 Lead the Compute Performance for specific chipsets or software baselines. \u2022 Lead and mentor a small team , providing technical guidance, code reviews, and task prioritization. \n\n## \u2022 Define performance targets (KPIs) for CPU, memory, and system latency; ensure targets are met from silicon bring-up to commercial launch.\n\n## \u2022 Analyze and optimize system performance for key benchmarks and real-world user workloads (app launch, scrolling, web browsing). \n\n## \u2022 Identify bottlenecks across the software stack. \n\n## \u2022 Tune system parameters (CPU frequency governors, scheduler settings, memory management parameters) to achieve the optimal balance between performance and power/thermals. \n\n## \u2022 Triage and debug complex performance regressions using profiling tools (Systrace, Simpleperf, Ftrace, Snapdragon Profiler). \n\n## \u2022 Develop and maintain automation scripts/tools to track performance metrics and catch regressions in CI/CD pipelines.\n\n## \u2022 Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Systems Architecture, Hardware Design, Power, Thermal, and OS (Linux/Android) teams to resolve architectural bottlenecks. \n\n## \n\n## Job Description \n\n## \n\n## Responsible for Android system performance optimizations. \n\n## Design, develop, and implement Linux/Android performance framework, driver, and optimization solution based on Qualcomm middle and low tier mobile chips.\n\n## Includes but not limited to: \n\n## Develop system performance optimization features on Linux/Android platform. \n\n## Design and implement new APIs for performance SDK. \n\n## Write unit tests. Analyze, debug and resolve issues for common Android performance areas like Launch latency/Scroll/Animation etc. and internal performance modules. \n\n## Support competitor analysis on system performance KPIs and performance related features. \n\n## Work closely with other technical team and provide support from performance perspective. \n\n## Collaborate with multiple teams on various areas such as power, camera, display, video etc. \n\n## Skills /Experience Required: \n\n## Experienced on system performance issue analysis and performance optimization. \n\n## Good expertise on Android/Linux framework or driver development. Good programming skills, such as C/C++, Java, and Python etc. Good knowledge on ARM SoC/CPU architecture. \n\n## Ability to schedule, organize and coordinate projects in high efficiency with teamwork. \n\n## Good problem solving \u0026 analysis skills, communication skills and strong enthusiasm to learn. \n\n## \n\n## Skills /Experience are plus: \n\n## Experience in Browser \u0026 Web engine internals is a plus. Understanding of the JavaScript engine, DOM rendering pipeline, and compositor thread behavior is a plus. \n\n## Good understanding on Android/Linux Framework, especially render/display pipeline. \n\n## Good understanding on Linux CPU DCVS driver and power management (Suspend/Resume) . \n\n## Good understanding of Android Boot process etc\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n\u2022 Bachelor\u0027s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. \nOR \nMaster\u0027s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. \nOR \nPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. \n \n\u2022 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.\n\nApplicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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