CPU/DSP Performance Engineer

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
Austin, TX Posted 21 days ago $154,000–$231,000 / year
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TL;DR

Qualcomm Technologies is hiring a low-level embedded performance engineer to join their automotive compute platforms team at the senior level. This role involves benchmarking and analyzing software performance across multi-threaded and multi-processor systems, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in latency, throughput, power, and utilization, and developing tools for performance analysis. The ideal candidate will have expertise in processor architecture, C/C++ programming, and assembly language, along with experience using profiling tools like perf or VTune. Familiarity with AI workloads and large language models is beneficial but not required. This position requires a strong background in operating systems, computer architecture, and micro-architecture, as well as excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across hardware and software teams.

Skills

C/C++ Python gdb lldb winDbg perf VTune Nsight SIMD SPMD Linux multi-threading multi-processor systems performance profiling assembly AI workloads LLMs ggml llama.cpp

What you'll do

  • Benchmark and analyze performance of multi-threaded and multi-processor software.
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across hardware and software layers.
  • Develop tools for performance analysis and tuning.
  • Analyze ML KPIs to guide optimization efforts.
  • Stay current with advancements in computer architecture and AI model design.

What we're looking for

  • Proficient in low-level debugging and performance analysis using tools like perf, VTune.
  • Strong background in operating systems, computer architecture, and micro-architecture.
  • Experience with multi-threaded and multi-processor systems for benchmarking and optimization.
  • Expertise in C/C++ programming and assembly language for system-level development.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across hardware and software teams on complex projects.
  • Knowledge of AI workloads and ML frameworks is beneficial but not required.

Market check

Salary context

This $154,000–$231,000 range sits above 65% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$140,000–$218,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,450–$205,345

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 569 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 536 roles with salary data.

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