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Embedded NPU Software Engineer, Staff joins the NPU Platform Software Team to lead the design and development of embedded platform software for CPU, DSP, and NPU processors across the Snapdragon SoC portfolio. This role involves architecting and optimizing software frameworks, runtime libraries, and system drivers to enable high-performance, low-power multimedia and machine learning workloads for mobile, automotive, compute, and XR platforms. The engineer will manage complex features, perform debugging and profiling, and mentor others while ensuring integration across subsystems. Key technical requirements include proficiency in C, C++, Java, or Python, along with experience using tools like Trace32 and JTAG. Candidates should possess expertise in NPU programming, computer architecture, real-time operating systems, SIMD, multi-threading, memory hierarchy, and inter-processor communication to solve challenges in AI acceleration pipelines and signal processing workloads.
NPU
C
C++
DSP
SIMD
Multi-threading
Trace32
JTAG
Hexagon DSP
Android
Linux
Windows
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Signal Processing
System Drivers
Debugging
Profiling
C
C++
Python
Java
Embedded Systems
RTOS
Linux
Android
Windows
DSP
IPC
Memory Management
Concurrency
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
System Optimization