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Senior Director, Engineering - Linux IoT

SunGreenH2

SunGreenH2

Sales & Business Development
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Posted on Mar 14, 2026
Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Job Description

Role: Engineering lead for multiple Linux IOT Projects

Key Responsibilities

  • Drive multiple leads and teams across geos and projects. Lead multiple concurrent, extremely large IOT projects based on Linux
  • 25+ years of engineering experience with an established and proven track record of strong hands-on engineering skills in embedded systems.
  • Past experience in Linux Distros (Yocto, Ubuntu, Debian) for embedded products
  • Coding experience in C/C+, Android/Linux, Drivers/Frameworks, end-to-end software stack. Strong understanding of system architecture, kernel development, and device drivers. Strong exposure to chipset architecture and end-to-end system aspects from software perspective. Past working experience in one or more of the areas – Multimedia, Linux, Core Platform, Ethernet Protocols, Power/Performance
  • Direct experience handling end-to-end life cycle projects concurrently from product conceptualization to commercialization. Work with large, diversified engineering teams, product marketing and business teams
  • Strong understanding of system architecture, kernel development, and device drivers.


Requirements

Bachelors/Masters degree in Electronics Engineering, , Computer Science, or related field.

25+ Years of experience

Strong development experience with C/C++ and good programming skills.

Strong communication skills and analytics skills

Proven experience in Linux development, with a strong focus on Yocto, Ubuntu, and Debian distributions.

Strong hands-on experience on Ubuntu, RedHat like Linux Distros and understanding of Linux related concepts like systemd, SELinux, Snaps, Sandboxing, Container, Docker, etc.

Strong understanding of Linux kernel and internals.

Strong understanding of SOC systems and related concepts, including bring-up.

Good know-how of Multimedia subsystems like Camera, Video, Audio, Display and Graphics.

Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

Strong hands-on experience with troubleshooting software and system issues.

Strong hands-on experience with full software development life cycle including design, implementation, deployment and support.

Strong aptitude, quick learner, self-motivated, willing to explore and work across breadth of various technology areas.

Deductive problem solving, good verbal and written communication skills for collaboration across teams.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.


OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 9+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

  • 4+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.


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