Staff Engineer-C++ , Embedded, AI/ML, GenAI,edge aing

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Machine Learning · Embedded Systems

In short

Qualcomm is hiring a Staff Engineer in Hyderabad to develop embedded and cloud edge software, focusing on AI/ML and GenAI inference on chipsets. This role requires strong C++ programming skills and experience with AI hardware accelerators and generative models.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and specialized utility programs.
Collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, and test engineers to design system-level software solutions.
Spearhead the development and commercialization of the Qualcomm AI Runtime.
Push the limits of performance for large AI models on-device.
Deploy large C/C++ software stacks using best practices.
Stay on the cutting edge of GenAI advancements, understanding LLMs/Transformers and edge-based deployment nuances.
Integrate cutting edge GenAI models on Qualcomm chipsets.
Design inference engines for GenAI models on-device without cloud connection.
Optimize power-efficient hardware and software stacks for LLMs and LVMs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering experience; OR Master's degree and 5+ years of experience; OR PhD and 4+ years of experience.
3+ years of work experience with Programming Languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
Strong hands-on C++ experience is mandatory.
Master’s/bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
15 years of relevant work experience in software development.
Strong in C++ programming, Design Patterns and OS concepts.
Experience with optimizing algorithms for AI hardware accelerators (like CPU/GPU/NPU).
Strong in C/C++ programming, Design Patterns and OS concepts.
Strong understanding of Generative AI models – LLM, LVM, LMMs and building blocks (self-attention, cross attention, kv caching etc.).
Floating-point, Fixed-point representations and Quantization concepts.
Excellent analytical and debugging skills.
Good communication skills (verbal, presentation, written).
Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and multiple interests.

Desired Qualifications

Strictly for ML _Edge AI inference_ SDK development on embedded systems — not Applied AI, Data Science, or ML model training roles.
Python alone is not acceptable, and C is not sufficient.
Hyderabad only, 5 days onsite in office.
Candidates must be willing to relocate.
There are openings at multiple levels.

Benefits

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge GenAI models on Qualcomm chipsets.
Work on on-device inference without cloud dependency.
Utilize power-efficient hardware and Software stack.
Run Large Language Models (LLMs) and Large Vision Models (LVM) at near GPU speeds.

Skills

C++EmbeddedAI/MLGenAIedge aiPythonCDesign PatternsOS conceptsAI hardware acceleratorsGenerative AILLMLVMLMMsself-attentioncross attentionkv cachingFloating-point representationFixed-point representationQuantizationAlgorithmsAPIArchitectureAmazon Web Services (AWS)

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