Senior Director, AI Software Platform & Architecture

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 248,000 - 372,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU grants

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an exceptional Senior Director, Software Engineering to lead software architecture, development, and execution for a next‑generation AI accelerator platform.

You will own end-to-end software strategy spanning system software, runtimes, compilers, AI frameworks, SDKs, and performance optimization. You will collaborate with silicon teams, AI frameworks, product management, ecosystem partners, and customers to deliver differentiated platform capabilities that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 10+ years of software engineering or related experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field with 9+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of software engineering or related work experience.
• 4+ years of work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the software technical leader for Qualcomm's next generation AI accelerator platform.
• Define and execute the current Datacenter software vision, architecture, roadmap, and delivery strategy aligned with product and business objectives for the new AI accelerator.
• Lead multiple engineering organizations responsible for system software and firmware design and development.
• Oversee device drivers and kernel integration.
• Oversee AI runtimes and execution engines with emphasis on graphs spanning multiple NPU.
• Oversee compiler technologies and graph optimization.
• Oversee ML frameworks and ecosystem enablement.
• Oversee platform SDKs, APIs, tools, profiling, and debugging solutions.
• Oversee performance optimization and benchmarking.
• Oversee validation, quality, and release engineering.
• Partner with silicon architecture and hardware engineering teams to co-design hardware and software features.
• Drive software readiness across all chip development milestones.
• Establish performance, power, reliability, and usability goals for the platform software stack.
• Lead strategic engagements with customers, hyperscalers, ecosystem partners and standards organizations.
• Build, mentor, and scale engineering teams across locations.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, collaboration, and operational rigor.
• Present program status, technical strategy, and key decisions to executive leadership.

Skills

C/C++

Java

Python

Software architecture

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MLIR

LLVM

PyTorch

TensorFlow

JAX

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an exceptional Senior Director, Software Engineering to lead software architecture, development, and execution for a next‑generation AI accelerator platform.

You will own end-to-end software strategy spanning system software, runtimes, compilers, AI frameworks, SDKs, and performance optimization. You will collaborate with silicon teams, AI frameworks, product management, ecosystem partners, and customers to deliver differentiated platform capabilities that