AI Performance Engineer (Competitive & Network Analysis) - Riyadh, KSA

Qualcomm; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 281,214 - 374,953; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary including housing & transport allowance

Stock (RSU's) and performance related bonus

16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave

6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave

Employee stock purchase scheme

Child Education Allowance

Life and Medical Insurance

Job summary

Qualcomm is hiring an AI Performance Engineer in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia, to support its AI initiatives. This role involves optimizing and deploying models, performance analysis, and collaborating closely with internal teams.

The ideal candidate has experience in building language models, strong Python skills, and a Master's degree in relevant fields. Qualcomm offers an exciting opportunity in a growing technology hub.

Benefits include housing and transport allowance, performance-related bonuses, and family leave.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in building and optimizing language models.
• Proactive learning about latest inference optimization techniques.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Convert, optimize and deploy models for efficient inference using PyTorch, ONNX.
• Performance analysis of LLM, VLM, and diffusion models.
• Work closely with customers to drive solutions.

Skills

Building and optimizing language models

Deep understanding of transformer architectures

Strong Python programming skills

Understanding of computer architecture

Education

MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Tools

PyTorch

ONNX

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Middle East Information Technology Company LLC

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary

Qualcomm is growing its presence in Riyadh and is hiring Data Centre Engineers to support our expanding infrastructure across the region.

As Saudi Arabia accelerates its digital transformation under Vision 2030, Qualcomm is investing in world‑class computing and data centre capabilities to power AI, cloud, and advanced connectivity at scale. This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast‑growing technology hub, supporting critical environments and helping shape the future of data centre operations in the Kingdom and beyond.

Qualcomm is utilizing its traditional strengths in digital wireless technologies to play a central role in the evolution of Cloud AI. We are investing in several supporting technologies including Deep Learning. The Qualcomm Cloud AI team is developing hardware and software solutions for Inference Acceleration.

We are hiring an AI Performance Engineer at multiple levels to join our dynamic, collaborative team.

This role spans the full product lifecycle—from cutting‑edge research and development to commercial deployment—and demands strategic thinking, strong execution, and excellent communication skills.

Role Activities

• Convert, optimize and deploy models for efficient inference using PyTorch, ONNX.
• Work at the forefront of GenAI by understanding advanced algorithms (e.g. attention mechanisms, MoEs) and numerics to identify new optimization opportunities.
• Performance analysis and optimization of LLM, VLM, and diffusion models for inference. Scale performance for throughput and latency constraints.
• Mapping the next generation AI workloads on top of current and future hardware designs.
• Work closely with customers to drive solutions by collaborating with internal compiler, firmware and platform teams.
• Analyze complex performance or stability issues to work towards final root cause of underlying problems.
• Create engineering solutions to deliver continuous insights into performance of AI workloads guiding the improvements over time.
• Design and implement high‑level kernels, e.g. in Triton, with a focus on generating efficient, low‑level code.

Qualifications & Desired Skills

• Hands‑on experience in building and optimizing language models, notably in PyTorch, ONNX, preferably in production‑grade environments.
• Deep understanding of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms and performance trade‑offs.
• Experience in workload mapping strategies exhibiting sharding or various parallelisms.
• Strong Python programming skills.
• Proactive learning about the latest inference optimization techniques.
• Understanding of computer architecture, ML accelerators, in‑memory processing and distributed systems.
• Strong communication, problem‑solving skills and ability to learn and work effectively in a fast‑paced and collaborative environment.
• MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

Bonus Skills

• Background in neural network operators and mathematical operations, including linear algebra and math libraries.
• Understanding of machine learning compilers.
• Experience in converging accuracy and its evaluation methods.
• Knowledge of torch.compile or torchDynamo.
• PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Machine Learning.

Benefits

• Salary including housing & transport allowance.
• Stock (RSU's) and performance related bonus.
• 16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave.
• 6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave.
• Employee stock purchase scheme.
• Child Education Allowance.
• Relocation and immigration support (if needed).
• Life and Medical Insurance.
• Live+ Well Reimbursement for health and recreational membership fees.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

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.

Equal Opportunity

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‑[e-mail] 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. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.