As a Principal Systems Solutions Architect at Qualcomm Technologies' Industrial and Embedded IoT Business Unit, you will lead the development of scalable and customizable blueprints for edge AI solutions across various industries, focusing on generative AI, agentic AI, voice AI, NLP, and CV workloads. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing reference architectures, building proof-of-concept systems, optimizing models end-to-end, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to tailor deployments for enterprise customers. You will leverage Python/C++, containerization, and profiling tools while working on hybrid AI architecture that integrates LLMs, VLMs, CV/CNN, and NLP stacks across devices, edge boxes, and cloud environments. This role demands expertise in Qualcomm's AI platforms, video analytics pipelines, and agentic AI systems, with a focus on delivering production-grade solutions for enterprise GenAI applications and multimodal agents.
Skills
Python
C++
LLM
VLM
CV
NLP
Hybrid AI
Containerization
AI accelerators
Profiling tools
Video analytics pipelines
Enterprise VMS/IoT backbones
Agentic AI systems
Orchestration frameworks
Model benchmarking
E2E evaluation
Qualcomm AI platforms
Heterogeneous acceleration
What you'll do
Own and develop scalable solution blueprints for GenAI/Hybrid-AI deployments across verticals.
Customize blueprints to meet specific customer requirements and constraints.
Design and build proof-of-concept systems and optimize models end-to-end.
Integrate multi-model AI stacks including LLMs, VLMs, CV/CNN, and NLP.
Architect hybrid AI solutions partitioning workloads across edge devices and cloud.
Implement agentic AI workflows using Qualcomm platforms and industry frameworks.
Engage with customers to translate business objectives into technical requirements.
What we're looking for
Proven track record architecting and shipping systems-level AI solutions.
Deep hands-on expertise with LLM/VLM/CV/NLP model lifecycles.
Expertise in designing hybrid AI architectures across device/edge/cloud.
Strong software engineering skills including Python/C++, containerization, profiling tools.
Experience launching new AI-enabled products and driving POCs to production.
Excellent communication and leadership skills for cross-team influence.
Background with Qualcomm AI platforms and on-device inference optimization.
Market check
Salary context
This
$220,200–$330,400
range sits above
88%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$172,500–$260,700
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$182,812–$246,150
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
595 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$148,300–$222,500
across 540 roles with salary data.
Python
C++
TensorFlow
PyTorch
GPU
NPU
Windows
Agentic AI
Computer Vision
Audio
Generative AI
Version Control Systems
Agile Project Management
High Performance Computing
Profiling Tools
Software Development Methodologies
Embedded Systems
Computer Architecture