Staff Engineer - AI Software Engineer

Company:Qualcomm India Private Limited
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Job Description

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what’s possible to enable next-generation experiences and drive digital transformation powered by AI at the edge. Our AI Software team builds Gen-AI software across host and on-device components to enable efficient on-device AI inference. We are seeking ambitious engineers who can deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced environment with strong cross-functional interaction.

In this role, you will contribute across multiple team workstreams (Gen-AI Model enablement, Features development, System Design, Tooling, APIs and debugging) with emphasis on robustness, validation, and automotive readiness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Excellent C++/Python programming skills.
• Strong software development skills (e.g., data structure and algorithm design, object-oriented or other software design paradigms, software debugging and testing).
• Experience with agile software development practices, git-based SCM and Linux development environment.
• Proven track record of leading teams and delivering software solutions.
• Strong system-level thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills (verbal, presentation, written) and ability to collaborate with globally distributed, cross-functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in on-device software development or heterogeneous computing platforms (CPU, GPU, NPU, DSP, ASIC HW etc).
• Experience with low-level interactions between operating systems (Linux, Android, QNX, Windows) and hardware.
• Foundational knowledge of Machine Learning and Deep Learning.
• Experience in AI inference on HW accelerators, with a strong focus on key KPIs such as performance, accuracy, and end-to-end inference metrics.
• Exposure to AI frameworks (e.g., PyTorch/TensorFlow/ONNX).
• Experience in embedded / systems software on SoCs (Linux/Android/QNX).
• Experience using/integrating Qualcomm AI Stack products (e.g., QNN, SNPE, QAIRT).
• Experience with AI software and model deployment for automotive platforms.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 9 to 13 years of industry experience in software engineering with solution-oriented mindset.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize features for the Qualcomm AI Stack SDKs and tools to support execution of the latest neural networks on Snapdragon platforms.
• Own project-level responsibilities, working with cross-site stakeholders to meet project milestones.
• Define the technical direction and architecture for a domain or workstream.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and decision-making.
• Drive stability, functional, and quality issue resolution, and refactoring/modularization and validation efforts.
• Drive in design and code reviews.
• Apply best software engineering practices to deliver clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Mentor team members

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

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