General Summary:
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.
Minimum Qualifications:
Solid C/C++ and Java programming skills, multi threading and OS concepts\fundamentals working on multimedia embedded systems
Good analytical and problem solving skills
Knowledge of one or more Real-Time Operating Systems is mandatory: (Android/Linux etc)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement and debug video\multimedia features for mobiles.
Thorough understanding of one or more multimedia frameworks viz., (Codec2, OpenMAX, GStreamer, StageFright (NuPlayer), StageFright recorder) & file formats (Mp4/wmv/3gp), V4L2 drivers is mandatory
Preferred Qualifications
Basic knowledge of Video codec formats H.264, MPEG4, HEVC, VC1, VP8, VP9, AV1 etc,, V4L2 framework.
Experience in Video processing pipeline implementation for media applications (playback, recording, transcoding, streaming etc.).
Sound understanding of ARM architectures (v7, v8) is a plus Experience in Video pre- and post-processing algorithms for subjective quality enhancement such as Adaptive Image
Enhancement, Frame rate conversion, Deinterlacing etc., knowledge in motion compensation & estimation etc. is a plus.
Knowledge of networking protocols such as RTP, RTSP, HLS, Adaptive Bit Rate Streaming, HTTP, UDP and multimedia file formats (mp4, 3gp) is a plus
Keywords
MediaCodec, Exoplayer, DRM, Stagefright, Nuplayer, codec2, Video, V4L2, OpenMAX, OMX, GStreamer, multimedia file formats.
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