Staff Engineer, Ambient AI & Edge Perception

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of Ambient Perception frameworks and context-aware engines.

The role spans multimodal data collection, secure data delivery and storage, and low-power AI runtimes across Android, Linux, Windows, XR, automotive, and IoT platforms powered by Qualcomm SoCs. You will influence software architecture for future AI assistants, proactive experiences, and edge intelligence across CPU, DSP, NPU, and GPU

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 4+ years in software engineering or related field.
• Master's degree with 3+ years in software engineering or related field.
• PhD with 2+ years in software engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of work experience with C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Information Systems / Computer Science

Master's degree in Engineering / Information Systems / Computer Science

PhD in Engineering / Information Systems / Computer Science

Tools

Linux kernel

Driver development

ARM-based architectures

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead the architecture and evolution of Ambient Perception frameworks and context-aware engines.

The role spans multimodal data collection, secure data delivery and storage, and low-power AI runtimes across Android, Linux, Windows, XR, automotive, and IoT platforms powered by Qualcomm SoCs. You will influence software architecture for future AI assistants, proactive experiences, and edge intelligence across CPU, DSP, NPU, and GPU