Company

Qualcomm Israel Ltd.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Job Function

As a Staff RF Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of advanced RF software features for our 5G systems, while providing technical leadership and guidance across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own advanced RF software features for 5G systems.
• Write high‑quality, clean, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the team.
• Collaborate closely with SW R&D, system architects, firmware, and cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long‑term technical direction.
  
  
  

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field.
  
  
  

Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience developing embedded or low‑level software for complex systems.
• Expert‑level proficiency in C and C++, with extensive experience in RTOS and/or Embedded Linux environments.
• Strong understanding of real‑time systems, including scheduling, synchronization, memory management, and latency‑sensitive design.
• Proven ability to own and lead complex software systems with multiple stakeholders and long lifecycles.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and maintaining large‑scale, performance‑critical embedded software architectures.
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to investigate issues spanning software, firmware, and hardware boundaries.
• Experience working in cross‑functional, system‑level environments, balancing software quality, performance, and hardware constraints.
  
  
  

Advantages (Nice to Have)

• Hands‑on experience with RF signal processing, calibration flows, or software‑based RF algorithms.
• Background in wireless communication systems (e.g., 4G/5G, RF transceivers, modem or RAN software).
• Experience with low‑level hardware interfaces and peripheral protocols (e.g., I²C, SPI).
• Knowledge of microprocessor and multiprocessor architectures, including concurrency and inter‑processor communication.
• Experience with bring‑up, integration, and validation of RF or embedded platforms.
  
  
  

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.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 3+ years of experience with Database Management Software.
• 3+ years of experience with API.
• 1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.
  
  
  

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.
• Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.
• Designs and implements software modules for large-scale products and systems.
• Participates in and leads design, coding, unit testing, debugging, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.
• Performs complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code.
• Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to ensure solutions work with other components of a specific project.
• Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Software projects.
  
  
  

Level Of Responsibility

• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.
• Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.
• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.
• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).
• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.
• References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
  
  
  

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