Principal SW Engineer - LLM Serving (Cloud AI) - Cork, Ireland

Nutanix; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary, stock and performance bonus

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Relocation and immigration support

Life, Medical and Travel Insurance

Employee stock purchase scheme

Subsidised memberships

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking ambitious engineers for software and systems roles in Cork, Ireland. You will contribute across the full product life cycle from R&D to deployment, emphasizing performance modeling, neural networks, and LLMs with a strong focus on high-performance multicore software.

You will collaborate across teams, deliver commercial software, and participate in framework services like vLLM. A relevant advanced degree with years of experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Information Systems or related field with 8+ years in hardware/software/Systems Eng.
• Master's degree with 7+ years, or PhD with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience delivering commercial software across product life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Staff engineers at multiple levels for systems & software, integration and test.
• Design, develop and optimize high-performance software for multicore systems.
• Analyze performance of software/hardware on multi-core architectures and SoCs.
• Work across R&D to commercialization with cross-functional teams.

Skills

PyTorch

Performance modeling

Neural networks

C++

Python

Multicore architectures

Communication

LLMs / AI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Information Systems

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

vLLM

Deep Learning frameworks

C++

Python

Job description

Company:QT Technologies Ireland LimitedJob Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software EngineeringGeneral Summary:Job DescriptionThe Qualcomm Cloud AI team is developing software solutions for Inference Acceleration.We are seeking an ambitious, bright and innovative engineer who has delivered commercial software and experience spanning design, compiler technology, performance modeling, and bottleneck analysis.Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interaction on a daily basis so good communication, planning and execution skills are a must.We are looking to staff engineers at multiple levels in systems & software, integration and test. Details of one of the roles we are looking to staff are listed below.Backfill positionMinimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.ORPhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate the following:Proven ability of planning, managing and deliver large commercial software projectsExperience in serving frameworks, like vLLMStrong development skills in PyTorchStrong understanding of LLMs, Multi-modal and reasoning modelsExperience in executing, analyzing, and optimizing neural networksExperience in writing high performance software for multicore systemsExperience with C++, PythonStrong skills in analyzing performance of software/hardware solutions on multi-core architectures; understanding of multi-core architecture fundamentals (core, cache, memory, bus, PCIe, etc)Understanding of multi-core processor architecture and SoC architectures (NoCs, caches, memories, etc.)Experience with Performance modeling of SoC architecturesExcellent communication skills (written and verbal) and team playerExperience with machine learning accelerators and related software is highly desiredBackground and understanding of neural network operators and mathematical operations: linear algebra, math libraries, desirableMaster's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Networks & Systems and/or Computer ScienceWhere you will be workingCork 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 OpportunitiesWe 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 OfferApart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:Salary, stock and performance related bonusMaternity/Paternity LeaveEmployee stock purchase schemeMatching pension schemeEducation AssistanceRelocation and immigration support (if needed)Life, Medical, Income and Travel InsuranceSubsidised memberships for physical and mental well-beingBicycle purchase schemeEmployee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many moreMinimum Qualifications:• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.ORPhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.• 3+ years of 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. 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