Qualcomm
System Performance Engineer, Senior Staff
$187K–$280K
San Diego, California · On-site · Senior Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of practical post-silicon experience in power and performance analysis of complex SoCs; 3+ years in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (Sr. Director, Vice President level and above).
About the job
Leads system-level profiling, analysis, and optimization of Snapdragon SoC performance, power, and thermal behavior across workloads and platforms.
What you'll do
- Analyze concurrent system use cases and define performance and power analysis plans across CPU, GPU, and AI/ML workloads.
- Identify optimization opportunities, lead root-cause triage, and collaborate across hardware, software, and product teams on solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring, develop automation, and report findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Computer Engineering
- Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, C/C++); knowledge of AI and LLM workloads, ARM architecture, and performance analysis tools
Pay
$186,700.00 - $280,100.00 USD base salary
Tools
Android, Linux, Windows, Python, C/C++, Vulkan, OpenGL, DX12
AI focus
Analyze and optimize system performance across AI/ML workloads; preferred knowledge includes AI and LLM workloads.
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