Qualcomm
Entry Level & Senior Software Engineer, AI Software Platform (Onsite)
$141K–$211K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree plus 1+ year of relevant experience, or PhD. Preferred: 1+ years building embedded software applications; entry-level projects or internships, or 2+ years of general software development experience for senior applicants.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a related field, or PhD in a related field.
About the job
Develops tools and toolchains for Qualcomm’s AI software platform and profiles, validates, and optimizes Edge-AI performance on Snapdragon SoCs.
What you'll do
- Develop in-house tools or research third-party toolchains and compilers for QAIRT and Genie to run generative AI models on Snapdragon platforms.
- Profile and benchmark system performance and memory for Edge-AI workloads across SoCs and operating systems.
- Test, analyze, and optimize machine-learning software performance and accuracy; debug issues and collaborate on scalable toolchains.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree and 1+ year of relevant experience, or PhD in a related field.
- Software tools development using C/C++/Python, compiler toolchains, and build systems.
- Experience with development on different OS/platforms and knowledge of low-level interactions between operating systems and hardware.
- Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and manage multiple interests; excellent communication skills.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering; 1+ years building embedded software applications.
- Experience with Qualcomm AI Stack products, agile practices, and git-based SCM.
Pay
$140,800.00 - $211,200.00 USD (salary)
Tools
C/C++/Python, LLVM, GNU, Make/CMake, Android, Linux, QNX, Windows
AI focus
Develops software tools and toolchains to support generative AI inference on Snapdragon platforms, and profiles, benchmarks, validates, and optimizes Edge-AI performance and accuracy on embedded SoCs.
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