Job Summary:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leading technology innovator that drives digital transformation and creates a smarter, connected future. As a Senior Software Engineer in AI Tools, you will develop and implement machine learning techniques for quantization tooling, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize AI models on Qualcomm platforms.
Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the AI Software team at Qualcomm to gain knowledge of the capabilities of QAIRT SDK and use it to optimize inference of AI models on Qualcomm AI accelerator IP.
• Validate and optimize the performance and accuracy of quantized models through detailed analysis and testing of machine learning use cases.
• Debug complex issues, perform root cause analysis, and ensure high system reliability.
• Contribute to the team's adoption of agentic AI workflows — leveraging tools such as Claude Code, or similar frameworks — to automate quantization experimentation, hyperparameter search, and model evaluation pipelines.
• Participate in design and code reviews.
• Work independently and lead junior team members. Your decision-making will impact your direct area of work and the work group.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 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.
• 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.
• PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• 4+ years software development experience using Python and/or C/C++
• Strong software development skills (e.g. data structure and algorithm design, object oriented or other software design paradigm knowledge, software debugging and testing, etc.)
• Strong communication skills (verbal, presentation, written)
• Solid understanding of Machine Learning and Deep Learning theory
• Experience working with one of the Deep Learning frameworks like PyTorch, Tensorflow, ONNX, JAX
Preferred:
• 2+ years Python programming experience
• Experience / exposure to Quantization techniques – PTQ, QAT, AWQ, SpinQuant, etc.
• Familiarity with different NN architectures: DNNs, CNNs, RNNs/LSTMs, GANs, LLMs, etc.
• Experience with AIMET, TorchAO or other quantization-focused libraries in the PyTorch ecosystem
• Familiarity with GenAI model architectures and challenges working with them – LLM, LVM, LMM
• Experience with optimizing software, specifically AI graph workloads, for embedded platforms
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks (e.g. Claude Code) and experience applying them to automate experimentation or evaluation workflows
• Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and multiple interests
Company:
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices. Founded in 1985, the company is headquartered in San Diego, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.