Qualcomm
Staff Analytics Engineer (AI & Predictive)
$148K–$222K
San Diego, California · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in data science, applied machine learning, or ML engineering; production-system ownership required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Not eligible for Qualcomm immigration sponsorship.
About the job
Designs, builds, deploys, and supports production machine-learning models, agentic AI workflows, and Databricks applications that address business needs.
What you'll do
- Develop and productionize predictive models and agentic AI workflows, including monitoring, drift detection, and retraining.
- Build Databricks-native applications, dashboards, workflows, and data/ML services or APIs.
- Own end-to-end ML and data products, provide production support, and influence technical standards across teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in data science, applied machine learning, or ML engineering, with ownership of production systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python and deep experience with traditional ML techniques.
- Proven experience building and deploying ML models in production environments.
- Hands-on Databricks experience, including application development; understanding of feature engineering, model evaluation, and explainability.
Nice to have
- Experience designing agentic AI systems or autonomous decision-making workflows.
- Familiarity with Lakehouse architectures, feature stores, ML lifecycle management, MLOps, CI/CD, or cloud platforms.
Pay
$148,200.00 - $222,200.00 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Databricks, AWS
AI focus
Develops traditional predictive ML models and agentic AI systems, including workflows that combine data access, model inference, decision logic, and actions.
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