Qualcomm

Staff Product Manager - Data Center AI Software

Qualcomm$179K — $268K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
  • 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.
  • Strong understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI inference technologies.
  • Experience with AI frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and Hugging Face.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, and distributed computing systems.

Responsibilities

  • Develop product requirements based on customer feedback and business objectives.
  • Own strategy and requirements for AI software stacks and deployment tools.
  • Engage with cloud service providers and enterprise partners to gather requirements.
  • Support proof-of-concepts and production deployment initiatives.
  • Monitor and analyze competitors in AI infrastructure and emerging technologies.

Benefits

  • Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
  • Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
  • Comprehensive benefits package designed for employee well-being.
  • Support for work-life balance and personal success.
Full Job Description
Job Area:
Operations Group, Operations Group > Product Management

General Summary:

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop product requirements based on customer feedback, competitive analysis, industry trends, and business objectives.
  • Own the strategy and requirements for AI software stacks including:
    • LLM optimization and deployment tools
    • Kubernetes and cloud-native AI infrastructure
    • Model onboarding and validation workflows
    • Benchmarking and performance analysis tools
    • Developer experience and ecosystem integration


Customer & Ecosystem Engagement
  • Engage directly with cloud service providers, enterprises, system integrators, and ISV partners.
  • Gather requirements and translate customer needs into actionable product plans.
  • Support proof-of-concepts, customer evaluations, and production deployment initiatives.
  • Present product strategy and technical capabilities to executive stakeholders and customers.


Competitive Analysis
  • Monitor AI infrastructure trends and competitive offerings across NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, AWS, Google, and emerging AI accelerator providers.
  • Evaluate emerging AI frameworks, open-source projects, and ecosystem technologies.


This is an office based position located in San Diego, CA and is expected to comply with the company's onsite work policy.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Humanities, or related field.
• 5+ years of Product Management or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.
  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, AI/ML, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of product management, software engineering, technical marketing, or related experience.
  • 5+ years of experience in AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or data center technologies.
  • Strong understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI inference technologies.
  • Experience working with AI frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, SGLang, Hugging Face, Ray, or equivalent technologies.
  • Familiarity with cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, Docker, and distributed computing systems.
  • Experience defining product requirements and executing complex technical roadmaps.
  • Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with AI accelerator hardware, GPUs, NPUs, or custom silicon platforms.
  • Knowledge of LLM serving architectures, optimization techniques, quantization, and distributed inference.
  • Experience with AI benchmarking and performance analysis.
  • Familiarity with inference metrics such as TTFT, TPOT, throughput, latency, and scaling efficiency.
  • Experience working with hyperscale cloud providers and enterprise AI customers.
  • Background in open-source AI ecosystems and developer communities.
  • Demonstrated success launching enterprise software or AI infrastructure products.


Success Metrics
  • Delivery of strategic AI software capabilities aligned with customer and business priorities.
  • Growth of AI ecosystem adoption on Qualcomm platforms.
  • Successful customer onboarding and production deployments.
  • Improved AI workload performance, scalability, and developer experience.
  • Expansion of strategic partnerships across the AI ecosystem.


Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$179,200.00 - $268,800.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer - and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.

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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1985
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