Entry Level & Senior Software Engineer, AI Software Platform
Qualcomm Technologies· Semiconductors· Sep 25, 2026 · 1mo ago
San Diego, CA,US
In office
Full-time
Senior
$141K–$211K
2+ years exp
Job description
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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 drive digital transformation, creating a smarter, connected future for all. As an AI Software Core Software Engineer, you will develop and implement cutting-edge machine learning techniques that enable the efficient utilization of state-of-the-art solutions across various technology verticals.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing tools and supporting AI SW platform for the Qualcomm AI Stack spanning the Qualcomm AI Runtime (QAIRT) SDK, specifically Core software including Generative AI Inference Extensions (Genie) and the corresponding HW ML accelerator back-end support on the SoC. You will be responsible for researching state-of-the art AI toolchains, performance / memory and HW (CPU/NPU/eNPU) profiling for Edge-AI use cases on the embedded SoC.
You will have the opportunity to demonstrate your passion for software tools (developed in house and/or bring in off-the-shelf AI tools), support AI SW ecosystem across development and test and customer support. You will contribute to software toolchains and system level performance / memory profiling across a wide variety of OSes and platforms. 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 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 1+ year of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
Responsibilities
* You will be involved in developing in-house software tools or research off-the-shelf 3rd party toolchains, compilers required for the Qualcomm AI Stack SDKs, specifically QAIRT and Genie, to support the execution of the latest generative AI models on Snapdragon platforms for various AI use cases across a wide-variety of SoCs and OS platforms (Android, Linux, QNX, Windows, Zephyr, etc.)
* You will be involved in System level performance and memory profiling/benchmarking required to support high performance and efficient AI SW stack on SoCs supporting Edge-AI use cases using Qualcomm’s AI SW SDK and associated components/toolchains
* Validate, analyze, and optimize the performance and accuracy of software through detailed testing of machine learning use cases.
* Debug complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and ensure high system reliability.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable toolchains
* Contribute to a culture of technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the AI Software team.
* Participate in design and code reviews.
* Work independently with minimal supervision.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired)
* Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
* 1+ years of experience building embedded software applications.
* Proficiency in software tools development using C/C++/Python, compiler toolchains (LLVM, GNU) and build systems (Make/CMake)
* Projects or Internships experience (Entry level) / 2+ years (Senior) of general software development experience.
* Experience with development in different OS/platforms like Android, Linux, Windows
* Knowledge of low-level interactions between operating systems (e.g., Linux, Android, Windows, QNX, etc.) and hardware.
* Experience using/integrating Qualcomm AI Stack products (e.g., QNN, Genie).
* Experience with agile software development practices and git-based SCM.
* Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and manage multiple interests.
* Excellent communication skills (verbal, presentation, and writing).
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$140,800.00 - $211,200.00
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. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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