Senior Software Engineer - WLAN

Role : Engineer IV Software Customer Engineering | WLAN

Location : Chennai

Experience : 8 to 10 Years

Role Overview :

Qualcomm is looking for an experienced Engineer IV Software Customer Engineering with strong expertise in WLAN driver development, C/C++, ARM-based Linux systems, and customer-focused software engineering. The role involves driving customer customization, performance optimization, debugging, and technical coordination across multiple platforms.

Key Responsibilities :

• Develop, debug, and optimize WLAN/Wi-Fi drivers for embedded Linux platforms.

• Provide technical support for customer-specific WLAN customizations across multiple platforms.

• Perform advanced C/C++ debugging, issue analysis, and root-cause identification.

• Work extensively with ARM-based Linux system architecture.

• Analyze and improve system performance, memory utilization, stability, and reliability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues.

• Lead technical discussions with customers and drive issues through to resolution.

• Support platform integration, bring-up, debugging, and software optimization activities.

• Work with OpenWrt build systems, package management, DTS, and kernel integration as an added advantage.

• Leverage knowledge of Qualcomm Wi-Fi chipsets and QSDK-based platforms where applicable.

Required Skills :

• 810 years of strong hands-on experience in WLAN/Wi-Fi driver development.

• Expert-level C / C++ programming and debugging.

• Strong understanding of ARM-based Linux architecture.

• Experience with Linux kernel and embedded systems.

• Proven experience handling customer customization and technical issue resolution.

• Strong knowledge of performance optimization, memory tuning, and stability analysis.

• Excellent cross-team coordination and customer-facing communication skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Good to Have :

• Hands-on experience with OpenWrt.

• Knowledge of OpenWrt build system, package management, DTS, and kernel integration.

• Prior experience with Qualcomm Wi-Fi chipsets.

• Experience with QSDK-based platforms.

Ideal Candidate :

Candidates who have worked on WLAN driver development for embedded Linux/ARM platforms, particularly with Qualcomm Wi-Fi chipsets/QSDK, and have strong customer-facing engineering experience will be highly preferred.