AI Performance Engineer (Cloud AI Engineering), Sr | Staff | Sr. Staff

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Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group >

Machine Learning Engineering

General Summary

AI Performance Engineer (Cloud AI Engineering)

Qualcomm is utilizing its traditional strengths in digital wireless technologies to play a central role in the evolution of Cloud AI. We are investing in several supporting technologies including Deep Learning. The Qualcomm Cloud AI team is developing hardware and software solutions for Inference Acceleration.

We are hiring an AI Performance Engineers at multiple levels to join our dynamic, collaborative team. This role spans the full product lifecyclefrom cutting-edge research and development to commercial deploymentand demands strategic thinking, strong execution, and excellent communication skills.

This Role Involves The Following Activities

• Convert, optimize and deploy models for efficient inference using PyTorch, ONNX.
• Work at the forefront of GenAI by understanding advanced algorithms (e.g. attention mechanisms, MoEs) and numerics to identify new optimization opportunities.
• Performance analysis and optimization of LLM, VLM, and diffusion models for inference. Scale performance for throughput and latency constraints.
• Mapping the next generation AI workloads on top of current and future hardware designs.
• Work closely with customers to drive solutions by collaborating with internal compiler, firmware and platform teams.
• Analyze complex performance or stability issues to work towards final root cause of underlying problems.
• Create engineering solutions to deliver continuous insights into performance of AI workloads guiding the improvements over time.
• Design and implement high-level kernels, e.g. in Triton, with a focus on generating efficient, low-level code.

Candidates For This Position Will Demonstrate The Following

Bonus Skills

Minimum Qualifications

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application / hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@ or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).

EEO Employer : Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

$178,400.00 - $267,600.00

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. Salary is one component of total compensation at Qualcomm, which includes a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and potential RSU grants. Our benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter can discuss details, and more information about US benefits is available on our site.

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

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