Senior Software Engineer, Rack Management - Cork, Ireland

## Company: QT Technologies Ireland Limited ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: About the role Qualcomm is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of rack management software for AI accelerator products in data center environments. This role spans provisioning, monitoring, orchestration, and lifecycle management across heterogeneous hardware and software stacks. Key Responsibilities * Design and implement highly scalable, reliable, and available software systems for infrastructure and distributed environments. * Develop software components and services with a focus on performance, concurrency, and fault tolerance. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions that integrate with orchestration platforms and cloud-native ecosystems. * Build APIs and automation tools to streamline provisioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management. * Implement telemetry, logging, and observability pipelines to ensure system health and proactive issue detection. * Apply best practices for secure, multi-tenant environments, including network isolation and resource QoS. * Contribute to architecture design, technical documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives. Preffered Qualifications * 5+ years of experience in software development for distributed systems or infrastructure platforms. * Strong proficiency in Python and Go. Experience with C++ is a plus. * Solid understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols. * Knowledge of concurrency concepts (multi-threading, multi-process, synchronization) and experience building performant systems. * Familiarity with container orchestration (Kubernetes) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible). * Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana). * Exposure to rack-level management software and hardware interfaces (Redfish, IPMI) is a plus. * Understanding of AI workload orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubeflow) is desirable. * Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in collaborative, fast-paced environments Where you will be working Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes. Equal Opportunities We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification. What's on Offer Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy: * Salary, stock and performance related bonus * Maternity/Paternity Leave * Employee stock purchase scheme * Matching pension scheme * Education Assistance * Relocation and immigration support (if needed) * Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance * Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being * Bicycle purchase scheme * Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. • 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. *References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies. Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. 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