2027 Campus Hire Associate Engineer, Software

Qualcomm — Hyderabad

Entry level · Freshers eligible · Full-time · onsite

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Quick answer: A 2027 campus intake across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Noida, hiring into four unrelated areas: multimedia, wireless modem and connectivity, platform and BSP software, and IoT. Which team picks you up decides what you actually build, so read the four areas closely before you apply.

From Qualcomm's job posting

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Job Area : Engineering - Software

Job Location : Hyderabad / Bangalore / Chennai / Noida

We know our employees’ ideas change the world. For more than three decades, we’ve been a global leader in mobile technology, continually pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Working with customers across industries — from automotive to health care, from smart cities to robotics— we continue to accelerate innovation and unlock new possibilities in a time where everything is connected. By joining the Qualcomm family, you too can bring the future forward faster. As a software engineer, you will design, develop Software for Qualcomm’s mobile chipsets which are based on cutting edge technology.

Qualcomm is looking for energetic, creative and self-driven engineer to work in ➢ Multimedia Technologies such as Audio and Video codecs, Image Processing, ➢ Wireless Modem Technologies, such as 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth, Self-Organizing Networks. ➢ Platform Level SW, such as, Linux, Android, Windows, Board Support Packages. ➢ IOT Technologies, for Connected Cameras, Smart Assistants, Drones, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality.

Campus Grads will be working on following areas: • Development of real-time embedded software and device drivers • Mobile SW development for Windows Mobile, Android or Linux • Good understanding of OS concepts, Data structures, etc • C/C++ and object oriented design • Wireless network standards such as CDMA/GSM/UMTS/LTE • Linux/UNIX, Linux Drivers, Linux Kernel Development • Protocols such TCP/UDP/IP/SIP/RTP etc • Multimedia technologies including Audio, Video, Imaging • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills • Ability to collaborate and work in teams.

• Good verbal and written communication skill Opportunities include: • SW development for Android, Window Mobile based Embedded Platforms • Multimedia software stack, firmware and driver Development • Wireless Modem and connectivity Software and Firmware Development • Communication protocol stack Software Development • Kernel, BSP and Device Driver Development • Application SW and UI development. • SW Architecture for embedded devices based on Android, Windows.

• Design and development based on Object oriented programming.

Education: Masters, Bachelors: Computer Science Engineering, Communication Engineering, ECE,

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Education: Masters, Bachelors: Computer Science Engineering, Communication Engineering, ECE

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

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If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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HireSetu's note

Four tracks, one posting

The areas listed here have little to do with each other. Audio and video codecs, modem firmware for 4G and WiFi, Android and Linux board support, and camera or drone IoT stacks are separate careers sharing a single job requisition. Your application goes into one funnel and placement decides the rest.

Ask which team and which of the four cities you're being considered for. Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and Noida host different groups, and the answer changes the work entirely.

The degree is the filter

CS, ECE, Communication Engineering or Information Systems, that's the bar this posting draws. Zero years of experience is stated plainly, so nothing you haven't done professionally counts against you.

What carries weight is C/C++ plus one project you can defend in depth: an RTOS exercise, a Linux kernel module, a driver, a codec you wrote yourself. Five shallow course projects read worse than one you built, broke and fixed. Data structures and OS concepts come up because the work sits on both.

Firmware and drivers on the chip

Software engineer here means code running close to the hardware. The listing names Linux drivers, board support packages, kernel development and protocol stacks such as TCP/UDP/IP/SIP/RTP. Debugging happens on a device, with logs, traces and hardware in front of you.

Someone whose projects are all in Python, Java or web frameworks will spend a few months catching up on pointers, memory and threading. That's a real gap, not a small one.

Two years in, the skills travel

Kernel and driver work on a handset chipset is portable. People move across Qualcomm's modem, multimedia and platform teams, and outward to chipset, automotive and networking companies that need the same low-level skills. The wireless and protocol exposure opens up connectivity roles; audio and imaging work sits closer to camera and media products.

Drafted with AI from Qualcomm's job posting and checked by Prashanth Jakkula before publishing. See our Editorial Policy.

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