Staff Engineer for Bluetooth Software Development

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

• Design, architect, develop, and maintain Bluetooth software for connectivity products across multiple business segments, including Automotive, Mobile, Wearables and Voice & Music.
• Own and evolve core Bluetooth functionalities across host and controller, driving bug fixes, performance optimizations, scalability improvements, and feature enhancements across releases.
• Lead development of Bluetooth Classic and BLE features across host and controller in compliance with Bluetooth SIG specifications, while addressing custom product and customer-specific requirements.
• Drive end-to-end Bluetooth technology delivery, from initial platform bring-up through integration, qualification, and production release across multiple platforms.
• Collaborate closely with:
• Bluetooth Test and System Test teams to define validation strategies, review test coverage, and ensure robustness and quality.
• Customer Engineering teams to resolve complex customer issues, support integrations, and deliver high-quality, production-ready solutions.
• Own and drive cross-layer Bluetooth solutions spanning Host and Controller software, ensuring seamless interaction and end-to-end system correctness.
• Act as a technical authority for Bluetooth software, providing guidance on architecture, design tradeoffs, and long-term technical direction.
• Ensure quality, reliability, and compliance of Bluetooth software deliverables across multiple chipsets, platforms, and customer programs.
• Own and manage Bluetooth software releases across multiple platforms and domains, coordinating deliveries for diverse customer programs.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional, distributed teams, managing technical deliverables in a fast-paced, customer-driven environment, including coordination across host, controller, test, and systems teams.
• Strong understanding of Bluetooth technology, including Bluetooth Host stack architecture, protocols (ATT, L2CAP, RFCOMM, SDP, LECOC etc.), and profiles (LE AUDIO, A2DP, HFP, AVRCP, HID etc.), with knowledge of controller/link-layer concepts and hands-on experience across both lower and upper layers.
• Solid understanding of RTOS‑based systems and experience working with system and peripheral interfaces such as UART, USB, SPI, PCM/I2S, and related transports, including their use in HCI.
• Experience designing and developing software for multi-threaded and/or multi-process architectures, including synchronization, concurrency, and timing considerations.
• Hands-on experience with Bluetooth test and debug tools, including protocol analyzers/air sniffers (e.g., Ellisys, Frontline), Bluetooth PTS, and embedded debugging tools.
• Ability to correlate multi-source logs (OTA, HCI, firmware, host, system logs) to root-cause complex interoperability, timing, and performance issues.
• Strong proficiency in C programming, with experience developing system-level or embedded software.
• Solid foundation in data structures and algorithms, with the ability to apply them to real-world system and performance problems.
• Demonstrated strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with experience developing efficient, reliable code for low-power, memory-constrained systems.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
  
  
  

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• Strong embedded C programmer
• Deep expertise in Linux/Android audio frameworks, including ALSA, PulseAudio, PipeWire, and their interaction with kernel drivers, user‑space services, and multimedia pipelines.
• Proven ability to debug and optimize audio data paths, latency, synchronization, and performance issues.
• Optional / Nice to Have: Exposure to wireless connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth Audio and/or WLAN, including integration and troubleshooting in audio use cases.
  
  
  

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