Machine Learning Engineer

Company

Qualcomm China

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software 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 Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world class products that meet and exceed customer needs. Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, test engineers, and other teams to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

• 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Job Description

Detailed Project Description

• Focus on the design and implementation of key modules for the Generative AI inference runtime (Genie), enabling efficient execution of complex models on edge and embedded platforms.
• Implement and optimize inference for large language models (LLMs) and multimodal models on embedded and edge platforms, including improvements in execution efficiency, memory management, and resource utilization.
• Design and optimize collaboration mechanisms between the inference runtime and Qualcomm chipsets, enhancing overall system performance and scalability.
• Resolve system‑level performance and stability issues within Generative AI platforms.
• Collaborate across teams to drive the adoption of Generative AI inference technologies in platform‑level use cases.

Skills / Experience Required

• Deep understanding of LLM / LVM inference execution workflows, with system‑level design and implementation experience.
• Proficient with Android / Linux development environments, with hands‑on experience on embedded or heterogeneous computing platforms.
• Familiar with performance, memory, and concurrency optimization techniques in resource‑constrained environments.
• Expert‑level proficiency in C++, with solid experience using Python and/or Java in system or AI engineering contexts.
• Long‑term ownership experience with AI inference runtimes, AI acceleration technologies, or platform‑level components is a strong plus.
• Experience with Qualcomm NPU deployment and development is highly preferred.

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