Qualcomm

Senior AI Application Development Engineer

Qualcomm$115K — $166K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 5-7 years of progressive experience in a related role.
  • Strong understanding of AI models and application development on Snapdragon devices.
  • Familiarity with 3rd party application development and diagnostics.
  • Experience in interacting with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Independently plan and ensure sample applications are comprehensive for Application Developers.
  • Analyze and evaluate 3rd party AI platforms for functionality and performance.
  • Develop and debug new AI user experiences that use local and cloud models.
  • Provide performance diagnostics for sample applications reflecting 3rd party applications.
  • Contribute to the development of new features for the Qualcomm AI toolkit.
  • Create and maintain engineering documentation and technical specifications.
  • Actively participate in design reviews and project meetings.

Benefits

  • Access to a collaborative work environment.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Engagement in cutting-edge technology projects.
  • Chances to work on innovative AI applications.
Full Job Description
General Summary:

This individual independently plans, performs the moderately-defined responsibility for developing and ensuring sample application comprehensiveness for Application Developers on Windows on Snapdragon to cover the gamut of models used, and use-cases including use of additional snapdragon optimized libraries and functions. Provides sufficient performance and accuracy diagnostics in the sample application to accurately reflect the expected behavior of 3rd party applications that include AI models. Interfaces with 3rd party application developers and other cross-site and cross-functional teams to arrive at easy-to-use sample application, and documentation that are directly leveraged by 3rd party app developers for Windows on Snapdragon. Contributes new features and designs to the Qualcomm AI toolkit to enhance the workflow experience of Application Developers. Analyzes 3rd party and open-source agentic AI platforms on Snapdragon as well as on competing devices for functionality, performance, and system behavior of on-device agentic AI use cases and user experience. Develops and debugs new agentic AI user experiences that benefit from local AI models working in hybrid with cloud models. Identifies, evaluates and implements AI tools and processes to continually improve software development processes. Provides support on customer issues and requirements to Software Application Engineers by providing input to project planning and timescales. Creates engineering documentation for intellectual property, prepares technical specifications and requirements. Acts as a strong contributor at design reviews and project meetings.

Will accept a Bachelor's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field and five (5) years of progressive experience in a related occupation.

Pay Range: $115,347.00 - $166,900.00/year

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventures helps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.

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