Sr. Staff Software Engineer, AI Software IOT

MaC VC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 194,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced AI Software Engineer to design and implement machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools for the QAIRT SDK, with a strong IoT focus.

You will lead feature development and guide junior teammates while collaborating across cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable AI software solutions. You will work on AI Stack components, perform hands-on software design, and contribute to the Qualcomm AI Runtime (QAIRT) efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware/Software/Systems Engineering experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware/Software/Systems Engineering experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware/Software/Systems Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI SDK feature development for IoT product platforms.
• Collaborate with AI software team and cross-functional groups to deliver scalable AI solutions.
• Provide supervision and guidance to team members and participate in strategic planning.
• Keep up with industry and academia to enhance software engineering and ML solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Independent working

Cross-functional collaboration

AI software design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

C/C++

Linux

Windows

Python

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Engineering

General Summary

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm AI Software Engineer, you will create and implement machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools that enable the efficient utilization of state-of-the-art machine learning solutions over a broad set of technology verticals.

In this position you will be responsible for assisting with the software design and development of the Qualcomm AI Stack within the Qualcomm AI Runtime (QAIRT) SDK, focused on IOT domain. You will contribute to the efficient execution of advanced deep neural networks (DNNs), large language models (LLMs), and other modern AI architectures.

You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your passion for software design and development through your analytical, design, programming, and debugging skills. In this role you will lead feature development, provide guidance to junior team members, and make decisions impacting your direct area and the broader work group. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable AI software solutions, and contribute to a culture of technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the AI Software team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
• PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Responsibilities

• As the AI software lead, you will be hands-on and leading the team responsible for ensuring AI SDK support for a variety of IOT product platforms.
• Drive feature development and enhancements needed in the Qualcomm AI Stack SDKs for IOT products.
• You will work closely with the rest of the AI software team and with other teams within Qualcomm involved in supporting IOT platforms.
• Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond the immediate work group. You will provide supervision/guidance to other team members, and you will participate in strategic planning for integrating the Qualcomm AI Stack SDKs into IOT products.
• You will also have to keep up with the fast-paced development happening in industry and academia to continuously enhance our solution from a software engineering as well as a machine learning standpoint.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
• 8+ years of industry and general software development experience
• Proficiency in software development using C/C++
• Experience with Linux or Unix based OS systems software development environment
• Strong software development skills (e.g. data structure and algorithm design, object oriented or other software design paradigm knowledge, software debugging and testing, etc.)
• Ability to work independently with no supervision
• Ability to lead a software team and effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable AI software solutions
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, presentation, written).
• Ability to convey complex and detailed information to multiple audiences and high-level stake holders
• Ability to make decisions and construct plans with incomplete information

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
• Software development experience with Python
• Experience with Windows software development environment
• Experience building embedded software applications
• Experience debugging complex problems across multiple layers of hardware, OS, compiler, and drivers
• Experience with different Neural Network architectures: DNNs, CNNs, RNNs/LSTMs, GANs, LLMs, etc.
• Experience with low level interactions between operating systems (e.g., Linux, Android, QNX) and Hardware.
• Experience using/integrating Qualcomm AI Stack products (e.g. QNN, SNPE, QAIRT)
• Experience with agile software development practices and git based SCM
• Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and multiple interests

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 [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. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

EEO Employer

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

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

$194,400.00 - $291,600.00

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.