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[/company/qualcomm-technologies-inc](/company/qualcomm-technologies-inc)[Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.](/company/qualcomm-technologies-inc)
# Staff Software Engineer - Hypervisor at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation · Listed in posting

$141,300 – $211,900/yr

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: San Diego, California

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Sep 17, 2026

## Description

Qualcomm is hiring a Software Engineer for its Hypervisor team to develop SMMU, hypervisor, and related low-level firmware for application processors used in mobile, automotive, compute, and IoT products. The role involves designing and integrating SoC firmware, boot-platform diagnostics and test capabilities, debugging and resolving platform issues, secure coding, code reviews, technical documentation, and collaboration with software, hardware, ASIC, architecture, and emulation teams. Candidates need a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a relevant field plus 2–4 years of software engineering experience, with C, Linux, ARM, virtualization, and hardware-software integration experience preferred or required depending on the education level.

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