Staff Software Engineer – ESL & Bluetooth Systems - Cambridge, UK

About this role

## Company: Qualcomm Technologies International Ltd ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: We are looking for a strong Software Engineer to join our Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) team working on QCC710-based platforms and operate as a technical leader, working across firmware, hardware, Bluetooth stack, and standards teams, with significant autonomy and influence over product and platform direction. In this role, you will own and evolve critical embedded software components for existing products while leading architecture, design, and research for next-generation systems. A core aspect of this role is driving innovation beyond current Bluetooth specifications, including contributions to standards, experimental protocol extensions, and system-level design that pushes the limits of low-power, massively scalable ESL deployments

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. Key Responsibilities * Maintain and enhance production firmware based on QCC710, ensuring robustness, power efficiency, and long‑term maintainability. * Architect and prototype next‑generation platform concepts, including radio behavior, protocol design, and system scalability

* Lead Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) innovation, including: * Identifying gaps or limitations in current Bluetooth specifications. * Designing experimental extensions or new profiles. * Contributing proposals and t

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