Qualcomm · 1 month ago
Principal Engineer – LLM Serving (Cloud AI)
San Diego, California, United States of America
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$201K/yr - $301K/yr
6+ years expQualcomm Technologies, Inc. is developing innovative software solutions for Inference Acceleration as part of their Cloud AI team. They are looking for a Principal Engineer to oversee the entire product life cycle from R&D to deployment, focusing on large commercial software projects and requiring strong skills in machine learning and software performance optimization.
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Responsibilities
Proven ability of planning, managing and deliver large commercial software projects
Experience in serving frameworks, like vLLM
Strong development skills in PyTorch
Strong understanding of LLMs, Multi-modal and reasoning models
Experience in executing, analyzing, and optimizing neural networks
Experience in writing high performance software for multicore systems
Experience with C++, Python
Strong skills in analyzing performance of software/hardware solutions on multi-core architectures; understanding of multi-core architecture fundamentals (core, cache, memory, bus, PCIe, etc)
Understanding of multi-core processor architecture and SoC architectures (NoCs, caches, memories, etc.)
Experience with Performance modeling of SoC architectures
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and team player
Experience with machine learning accelerators and related software is highly desired
Background and understanding of neural network operators and mathematical operations: linear algebra, math libraries, desirable
Qualification
Required
Proven ability of planning, managing and deliver large commercial software projects
Experience in serving frameworks, like vLLM
Strong development skills in PyTorch
Strong understanding of LLMs, Multi-modal and reasoning models
Experience in executing, analyzing, and optimizing neural networks
Experience in writing high performance software for multicore systems
Experience with C++, Python
Strong skills in analyzing performance of software/hardware solutions on multi-core architectures; understanding of multi-core architecture fundamentals (core, cache, memory, bus, PCIe, etc)
Understanding of multi-core processor architecture and SoC architectures (NoCs, caches, memories, etc.)
Experience with Performance modeling of SoC architectures
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and team player
Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Networks & Systems and/or Computer Science
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience
Preferred
Experience with machine learning accelerators and related software is highly desired
Background and understanding of neural network operators and mathematical operations: linear algebra, math libraries, desirable
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$3.5M1991-12-20IPO
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Leadership Team
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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CEO
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