#Windows Performance Engineer, Senior

## \nCompany:\n\nQualcomm Technologies, Inc.\n\n## Job Area:\n\nEngineering Group, Engineering Group \u003e Software Engineering\n\nGeneral Summary:\n\n## This position is not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.\n\nQualcomm is looking for an experienced Windows Performance Developer with passion for analyzing and optimizing software running on Windows on Snapdragon.\n\nIdeal candidate has background to understand and identify/implement software optimizations across multiple layers of Software, Windows Operating System, Kernel, Compiler, Drivers, Assembly Language, CPU microarchitecture and Memory/Bus architecture.\n\nAs a Windows Performance Developer, you\u0027ll be owning and driving analysis of complex system level performance aspects and coming up with solutions to optimize performance without impacting power consumption to deliver best in class software performance for next generation of Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices using Qualcomm SoC\u2019s. In this role you will work closely with software architects, OS and kernel developers, CPU architects and SOC architects to define performance optimization strategies to deliver the best performing Windows on Snapdragon desktop devices.\n\nWe are looking for a self-starter, with excellent people and leadership skills to drive analysis and optimizations with senior technical members from broad set of teams across Qualcomm and external partners. Should be able to self-manage and work through ambiguous issues and requirements. The candidate should have strong written and verbal communication skills.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\n * In-depth analysis of key software benchmarks and applications to identify optimization opportunities\n\n * Implement software optimizations to ensure performance criteria is met\n\n * Develop and enhance analysis tools and instrumentation to assist in analysis, identifying performance gaps and optimization options\n\n * Present data to the team and leadership on performance gaps and options to optimize\n\n * Collaborate with internal teams and external partners for analysis and optimizations\n\n * Gathers, integrates, and interprets information across sub-systems from a variety of sources in order to troubleshoot issues and find solutions.\n\n * Serves as a technical expert within area of focus.\n\n * Identifies gaps in design, effort, etc., and closes the gaps.\n\n * Identifies risks associated with designs, approaches, and other work efforts.\n\n * Collaborates with others inside and outside of project team to accomplish project objectives.\n\n * Solves complex technical problems that affect significant areas of products.\n\n * Makes decisions based on incomplete, contradictory, and ambiguous requirements and information that affect policies and multiple teams in the software development process. Manages project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables for larger projects.\n\n * Acts as a tech lead on projects and owns the outcome of the project.\n\n * Leads others with technical credibility.\n\n\n\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\n\n\u2022 Bachelor\u0027s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. \nOR \nMaster\u0027s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. \nOR \nPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. \n \n\u2022 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n * Master\u0027s Degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field.\n\n * Experienced in C/C++, ARM assembly\n\n * Familiarity with C#, Java, Javascript, Python is a plus\n\n * Strong familiarity with ARM architecture\n\n * Good understanding of CPU Architecture, Memory and Bus architecture and how that impacts software performance Experienced in performance characterization and software optimization techniques\n\n * Able to debug complex problems across multiple layers of hardware, OS, compiler, and drivers\n\n * Experience with Windows OS, Visual Studio/LLVM compiler and Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) tools is preferred Experience in Compiler and JIT technologies is a plus\n\n * Experience with optimizing for popular CPU software benchmarks is a plus\n\n\n\n\nQualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. 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Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.\n\nEEO Employer: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.\n\nQualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.\n\nPay range and Other Compensation \u0026 Benefits: \n\n$111,300.00 - $166,900.00\n\nThe 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 \u2013 and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.\n\nIf you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.\n