Staff Software Engineer, Qualcomm AI Runtime

Qualcomm•Markham, ON

78d

About The Position

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what is possible to enable next generation experiences while driving digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As part of the AISW engineering team, you will participate in delivering machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools that enable the efficient utilization of state-of-the-art machine learning solutions over a broad set of technology verticals or designs. In this position you will be responsible for designing and implementing the evolution of our development and production environments across our Qualcomm platforms, building and supporting the continuous integration (CI) infrastructure in North America in alignment with the rest of the global AISW team and Corporate. You will also be responsible for enabling efficient software development environments and integration pipelines, end to end quality assurance and deployment of the AISW commercial products in the global AISW organization. You will show your passion for efficient end-to-end delivery of software with highest quality standards through your analytical, design, programming, and integration skills. AI is revolutionizing how we solve complex, cross-domain challenges—and Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI is at the forefront of this transformation. As part of the AI Software team, you will also contribute to the development of the Qualcomm AI Runtime SDK, empowering OEMs, and developers to deploy advanced deep neural networks (DNNs) on cutting-edge Qualcomm Hexagon DSP Systems

Requirements

7+ years of experience in software engineering and release engineering/devops
Expertise with Python and in scripting languages (Bash)
Experience in software build/release/deployment.
Experience with Source Control Management (GIT) and CI/CD systems (Jenkins, Gitlab CI, GitHub actions, TeamCity or similar)
Experience with Linux or Unix and Windows based OS systems software development environment
Effective English communication skills (verbal, presentation, written)
Previous experience working in an Agile environment, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams

Nice To Haves

Programming/debugging skills in more than one programming languages (C/C++ preferred)
Some experience working with deep learning models training / inference pipelines.
Experience of profiling software and optimization techniques.
Experience with Windows software development environment.
Experience with Android or other embedded systems and developing tools for embedded platforms.
Experience working with virtualization techniques and containerization technologies such as Docker
Experience with automated generation and maintenance of complex software documentation.
Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and multiple interests

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain the CI infrastructure to ensure efficient, reliable and functional software builds.
Develop and optimize software build recipes to support the engineering team's needs.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the globe to ensure seamless integration of development tools and processes.
Continuously enhance the development environment and CI infrastructure while resolving any issues.
Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices to continuously improve the development pipelines and CI practices.
Develop, advertise, and maintain documentation for CI processes, dev. and production environments and build strategies.
Align with Corporate infrastructure whenever possible to leverage their expertise and support, hence enabling the team to focus on core AISW value add.