Lead Engineer, Sr

Job Overview We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Lead Engineer to join the Audio Software team in Bangalore. The candidate will play a key role in the development, integration, optimization, and support of next-generation audio solutions across Qualcomm platforms. The role requires deep expertise in Audio Codecs, Audio Firmware, embedded DSP software development, and system-level debugging. The successful candidate will drive feature development, platform enablement, customer issue resolution, and performance optimization across voice and music use cases. The position also requires collaboration across cross-functional teams including Platform, Audio Frameworks, Customer Engineering, System Testing, and Product teams. Experience in audio signal processing technologies such as ANC, voice enhancement, and emerging ML-based audio processing techniques will be a strong advantage. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, integrate, and optimize audio codec and firmware solutions for embedded DSP platforms. Own end-to-end development and support of audio features across multiple Qualcomm products and platforms. Debug and resolve complex system-level issues involving DSP firmware, audio frameworks, codecs, Bluetooth audio, and customer deployments. Drive performance optimization activities including MCPS, memory, latency, and power consumption improvements. Support customer engagements and provide technical leadership for issue investigation and resolution. Work closely with Platform, Architecture, and Framework teams to enable new audio capabilities. Contribute to audio subsystem design, architecture reviews, and technology roadmap discussions. Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across projects. Develop and maintain technical documentation, design specifications, and validation plans. Contribute to innovation activities including patent submissions and next-generation audio technology exploration. Required Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. 8+ years of industry experience in Embedded Software, DSP, or Audio System development. Expert-level C/C++ programming skills in embedded environments. Strong experience with Audio Codecs such as LC3, AAC, SBC, CVSD, aptX, MP3, FLAC, AMR, or similar. Extensive experience with Audio Firmware and DSP Framework development. Strong understanding of Bluetooth Audio technologies including Classic Audio and LE Audio. Hands-on experience with ARM Cortex-M, HiFi DSP, or equivalent DSP architectures. Strong knowledge of RTOS concepts, interrupts, synchronization, memory management, and multicore systems. Exceptional debugging and root-cause analysis skills for complex firmware and system issues. Experience profiling and optimizing embedded software for performance, memory, and power. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technologies and audio enhancement algorithms. Exposure to ML-based audio processing, speech enhancement, noise suppression, wake-word detection, or related frameworks. Experience with audio hardware interfaces such as I2S, PCM, PDM, and SPDIF. Familiarity with audio protocol stacks and wireless audio technologies. Experience supporting customer escalations and production deployments. Knowledge of MATLAB, Python, and audio analysis/debugging tools. Prior experience working on Qualcomm, CSR, or similar embedded DSP platforms. Key Skills Audio Codecs • Audio Firmware • DSP • Embedded C/C++ • ARM Cortex-M • HiFi DSP • Bluetooth Audio • LE Audio • LC3 • AAC • SBC • CVSD • ANC • Embedded RTOS • System Debugging • Performance Optimization • Audio Frameworks • ML Audio Processing • Customer Support