Sr. Staff Software Engineer

As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what is possible to enable next-generation experiences and drive digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Software Engineer, you will design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software applications across subsystems-Multimedia, AI/Gen AI, and Computer Vision-and/or specialized utility programs that launch cutting-edge, world-class products that meet and exceed customer needs.

Qualcomm Software Engineers collaborate with systems, hardware, architecture, and test engineers, as well as other teams, to design system-level software solutions and obtain information on performance requirements and interfaces.

* Design and develop Multimedia, AI, and Gen AI SDKs/framework components to facilitate end-application development across various categories of IoT products, such as drones, IP/security cameras, AI boxes, and media devices.

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 5+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

- 3+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

* 8+ years of experience programming in C and C++, building high-performance software for embedded and industrial systems.

* 8+ years of experience designing and leading real-time embedded and industrial solutions, with strong hands-on technical delivery.

* 4+ years of experience with GStreamer, developing AI and multimedia product applications using open-source media pipelines.

* Strong experience with AI and GenAI inference frameworks including Py-Torch, TensorFlow, ONNX Runtime, and Llama CPP, with solid understanding of AI fundamentals, model architectures, tensor layouts, tensor conversions, and tensor-processing mathematics.

* Experience with GenAI orchestration frameworks such as Lang-Chain, LlamaIndex including building agentic systems and RAG-based pipelines & applications.

* Experience with multimedia frameworks on Android, Tizen, and other operating systems, with deep understanding of underlying HALs for camera, audio, video, graphics/display, CV, and USB/UVC.

* Strong knowledge of Android frameworks, including AIDL/HIDL, Binder, system and vendor services, and Java/JNI bindings.

* Experience building AI applications for vision and audio, including classical models such as classification, detection, segmentation, and pose estimation, as well as GenAI-based applications. Skilled in pre- and post-processing of tensors and integrating AI models into end-to-end pipelines across diverse media sources such as camera, audio, and text.

* Strong background in Linux system-level programming, including multithreading, concurrency, DMAs/IONs, IPC mechanisms such as Binder and gRPC, and zero-copy architectures.

* Experience writing GLES/GLSL shaders and working with programmable graphics/GPU pipelines.

* Experience writing Vulkan shaders and working with modern programmable graphics pipelines.

* Hands-on experience with Docker and containers, including familiarity with OCI container standards and specifications.

* Proven development experience across Linux Embedded, Ubuntu, and Android software stacks.

* End-to-end experience across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, deployment, and support.

* Provide technical leadership in the design, development, implementation, and validation of embedded edge software, applications, and specialized utility programs.

* Lead the architecture and development of multimedia, AI, and GenAI SDKs, driving execution across engineering teams.

* Own the design and development of GStreamer-based QIM SDK (Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK) plugins for Qualcomm hardware platforms.

* Define and deliver software features across diverse categories of IoT products and systems.

* Drive feature design, implementation, unit testing, debugging, and integration to ensure high-quality delivery on schedule.

* Lead code reviews, regression testing, and issue triage efforts to maintain strong engineering standards and product quality.

* Collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and project team members to align technical execution with program objectives.

* Author and review technical documentation for software components and features to support development, integration, and long-term maintainability.