Senior Computer Vision Software Engineer

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego is seeking ambitious software engineers to join our Computer Vision SW team. You will contribute to a wide product lifecycle from R&D prototyping to deployment, collaborating across software, firmware, and hardware domains.

The role emphasizes ML, image processing, and API/SDK development for embedded platforms, with hands-on coding in C/C++, Python, and debugging complex systems. Strong communication is essential for cross-site teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of vision and image processing API/pipelines on Qualcomm SoCs and platforms, collaborating with cross-functional teams to define specifications.
• Actively engage with internal clients (Camera/Video/XR tech areas), OEMs, Tier-1s and ISVs to implement solutions based on Qualcomm Computer Vision offerings.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Java

Embedded software development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Master's degree in Engineering/CS/IS

PhD in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

Git

Linux

Job description

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

The Qualcomm Computer Vision SW team is actively engaged in offering optimized visual analytics solutions in SW and HW for enabling use-cases spanning various business units like Mobile, XR, IOT, Compute and Auto. We are seeking ambitious, bright and innovative software engineers and to-be leaders to be part of this effort. Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D prototyping to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interactions on a daily basis, so good communication, planning and execution skills are a must.

• Machine learning, Image processing and computer vision knowledge or API/SDK development experience
• Operating system knowledge and computer architecture related project experience
• Solid hands-on software design and development experience on complex embedded computing platforms.
• Strong programming experience in C/C++/Python/STL, as well as hands-on experience debugging complex embedded software and with version-based tools.
• Ability to contribute to all phases of software development - bring-up, design, deployment, and customer support.
• Demonstrated ability to work with engineers, partners and customers, and across the different geographical sites and technology domains (Software/firmware/hardware).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in embedded system software development including kernels, device drivers and board-support packages is a plus.
• Previous projects’ github link if available

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 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.

Responsibilities:

Design and implementation of vision and image processing API/pipelines on Qualcomm SoCs and platforms, closely collaborate with cross-functional teams (SW/FW/HW) and domain/technology experts to understand and define specifications, and serve as feature owner for software design/implementation/commercialization, and integrate/validate software in a larger system. Actively engage with internal clients (Camera/Video/XR technology areas), OEMs, Tier-1s and ISVs to implement solutions based on of Qualcomm Computer Vision offerings.

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Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

$117,800.00 - $176,600.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).

In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.