Senior R&D Engineer, XR AI Software and Systems
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 12
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's XR AI team in Bangalore builds AI software solutions and tools for its XR and Wearables product line, spanning AI frameworks, runtimes, and deployment scenarios for Wearable and Connected Intelligent Edge use cases. The team focuses on efficient AI inferencing through graph optimization, advanced quantization and compression, and algorithms that trade off performance, accuracy, latency, and power. This role develops AI tooling for tuning GenAI and multi-modal models and optimizing AI/ML models (including GenAI/LLMs/LVMs/LMMs) for efficient, scalable deployment on wearable devices.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain systems that power Qualcomm's semiconductors platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-impact features
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Hands-on experience in ML/AI tools development involving Deep Learning frameworks like Pytorch 1.x, 2.x, Executorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, etc…
- Strong understanding of model architectures across CV, NLP, LLMs, LVMs and Multi-Modal NWs
- Strong understanding and experience in working on inference graph optimization, Quantization, speculative and self-speculative decoding techniques, pruning and compression techniques etc.
- Understanding of performance and accuracy metrics for different class of neural NWs
- Skills in tuning for best accuracy and performance and troubleshooting accuracy and performance issues is a plus
- Hands-on Experience with Object Orientated Design, design patterns
- Strong python / C++ implementation skills (Skill level > 7/10)
- Strong in Data structures & Algorithms (Skill level > 7/10)
- Hands on knowledge of LLM fine tuning, Quantization aware training is a plus
- Knowledge of machine learning runtimes like ONNX Runtime, Pytorch and TF runtimes is a plus
- Experience in survey of competitor toolchain and survey latest trends in the industry and academia
- Develop new and innovative ideas (e.g. IDFs) for a product or feature area.
- Excellent analytical, development, and debugging skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with GPUs, machine learning accelerators and related software is a plus
- Knowledge of ML compilers like TVM, GLOW, XLA is a plus
- Hands on use of version control tools like GIT, GITHUB
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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