Agentic AI Benchmarking and Evaluation Engineer

Qualcomm • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

Qualcomm AI Research looking for talented ML/AI algorithm evaluation engineers with experience in machine learning to enable embedded GenAI and Agentic AI.
Come join a high-caliber team of engineers building advanced machine learning technology, best-in-class solutions, tools such as AI Model Efficiency Toolkit, and others to enable state-of-the-art networks/systems to run on devices with limited power, memory, and computation.
Join Qualcomm’s AI Research team to design and implement highly optimized machine learning solutions for generative AI, in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and engineers.

Requirements

• Exceptional software development skills with excellent analytical, development, and debugging skills.
• Strong understanding of Machine Learning fundamentals.
• Understanding of generative AI and its usage in various application
• Experience with LLM, LVM, LMM models, and other NN architectures.
• Proficiency in designing, implementing and training ML algorithms in high-level languages/frameworks (PyTorch and TensorFlow).
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

Nice To Haves

• MS or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering with 2+ years of professional or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of proven experience in software development for GenAI, machine learning or high-performance computing with strong programming skills in Python and software design.
• Familiarity with AI agent frameworks (like LangChain, LlamaIndex, Autogen).
• Experience using/integrating Qualcomm AI Stack products (e.g. QNN, SNPE, QAIRT).
• Experience with machine learning accelerators, optimizing algorithms for hardware acceleration cores, working with heterogeneous or parallel computing systems.
• Experience driving cross-functional projects, including close collaboration with AI application teams to translate product needs into evaluation frameworks.
• Design and develop generalized AI solutions, including RAG systems, to enhance user capabilities with our AI accelerators.
• Experience in Android/Linux or other embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• As Agentic AI (GenAI) Benchmarking and Evaluation Engineer, you will work with world-class engineers at Qualcomm Research to evaluate ML software tools and algorithms to ensure they meet quality standards.
• As a member of our team, you will get a chance to learn latest cutting-edge technologies in machine learning and new emerging applications and participate in each step of the development process and drive quality improvements.
• You would be porting AI/ML solutions to various platforms and optimize the performance on multiple hardware accelerators (like CPU/GPU/NPU)
• You’ll collaborate with members of the software teams and plan a comprehensive evaluation approach.
• You will work with a small team of engineers to implement the evaluation strategy, deciding key performance metrics (KPIs), developing automation, and performing qualitative tests.
• You will be responsible for developing a deep understanding of the ML algorithms developed in the project.
• You will apply tools and algorithms on wide variety of use cases, develop best practices, provide detailed analysis, extend research, and identify areas for further optimization.
• Perform in-depth benchmarking, and model evaluation, to ensure AI systems meet safety standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees