XR Software Associate Engineer
Qualcomm · Bengaluru
- Experience2–10 yrs
- SalaryNot disclosed
- Work modeonsite
- Levelmid
- Posted11 Sept 2026
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is hiring in Bengaluru in semiconductors electronics. This role looks for around 2+ years of experience.
Skills
- C++
- computer vision
- embedded systems
- multi-core programming
- graphics pipeline
The role
An embedded software engineer at a semiconductor technology company designs XR applications and platforms using computer vision and modern C++. This person builds multi-core software for heterogeneous embedded systems and applies graphics pipelines and machine learning methods.
Full job description
Company:
Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering
General Summary:
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next generation experiences in area of integrated chipsets that power advanced mobile devices, XR/IoT/Automotive & compute platforms. As a Qualcomm's XR Technology Software Engineer you will design, develop, create, modify next generation technologies & platforms enabling the future of Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality / Mixed Reality applications.
Principal Duties And Responsibilities
Work closely with a cross functional team to understand AR/VR use case requirements, dataflows, and HW/SW partitioningWork closely with technology, hardware, and software experts to translate use-case requirements into implementation specifications and contributing to SW DesignLeverage expert software knowledge and experience to implement and oversee the design, development, creation, modification, and validation of embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.Oversee the resolution of design, coding, and other technical issues by presenting end-to-end solutions.Oversee code reviews, regression tests, and the triage of issues to ensure the quality of code.Deploy state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms and features into commercial XR productsDevelop production code and system architectures with excellent design qualityExpertise with modern C++ (11-20), and with writing reliable, maintainable, and idiomatic codeExperience with multi-core programming on heterogenous mobile architectures (CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, tensor accelerators, System-on-a-Chip, embedded systems etc.)Outstanding problem-solving skillsExcellent communication and team working skills
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2-10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master’s degree in engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1-9+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, or related field. 2 to 10 years of Software Engineering or related work experience. Experience with Augmented/Virtual Reality and general computer vision enabling technologies and devicesProven experience in conducting architectural trade-offs, power/performance analysis and/or SW-HW trade-offsExtensive knowledge of graphics pipeline, computer vision pipelines, machine learning methods and/or camera pipelinesExperience with embedded platforms such as Android, LinuxExperience with Python programmingGood knowledge of graphics pipeline, computer vision pipelines, machine learning methods and/or camera pipelines
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
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