Staff Linux Systems Engineer for AI Inference & Kernel

MaC VC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead Linux-based system software for next-generation data center accelerators. You will own host-side software, drivers, and end-to-end integration across hardware and software teams.

The role focuses on performance optimization, testing, security enablement, and production readiness, with mentorship of engineers and collaboration with hardware, firmware, and cloud groups to deliver scalable AI inference workloads.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Linux system software in C/C++.
• Strong Linux kernel/user-space knowledge and driver bring-up.
• Experience with unit tests, CI, and performance optimization.
• Excellent English communication and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Linux host drivers and libraries.
• Lead development of host software stacks for AI inference.
• Drive API design, multi-threaded architectures, and integration across HW/SW.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with hardware, firmware, security and cloud teams.

Skills

Linux system software

C/C++

Python

Multi-threading

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

git

Docker

KVM

SR-IOV

gtest

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead Linux-based system software for next-generation data center accelerators. You will own host-side software, drivers, and end-to-end integration across hardware and software teams.

The role focuses on performance optimization, testing, security enablement, and production readiness, with mentorship of engineers and collaboration with hardware, firmware, and cloud groups to deliver scalable AI inference workloads.