Senior AI Application Development Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $115,347–$166,900 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Mar 13, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $141k

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TL;DR · Senior AI Application Development Engineer

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As a Senior AI Application Development Engineer within the Software Engineering group, you will independently develop and ensure sample application comprehensiveness for developers working on Windows on Snapdragon. Your daily responsibilities include providing performance and accuracy diagnostics for third-party applications containing AI models, creating technical specifications, and contributing new features to the Qualcomm AI toolkit. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to produce accessible documentation and tools while analyzing agentic AI platforms across various devices to evaluate functionality and system behavior. The role involves developing and debugging agentic AI user experiences that utilize local models in hybrid configurations with cloud models. You will utilize specialized Snapdragon optimized libraries and functions to improve developer workflows. Key tasks include identifying new development processes, supporting customer requirements, and participating in design reviews for on-device AI use cases.

Skills

Windows Snapdragon AI Models Agentic AI Qualcomm AI Toolkit Software Development Technical Specifications Documentation

What you'll do

Develop and ensure sample application comprehensiveness for Windows on Snapdragon developers.
Provide performance and accuracy diagnostics for third-party applications containing AI models.
Create easy-to-use sample applications and documentation for third-party app developers.
Contribute new features and designs to the Qualcomm AI toolkit to improve developer workflows.
Analyze agentic AI platforms on Snapdragon and competing devices for functionality and performance.
Develop and debug new agentic AI user experiences using hybrid local and cloud models.
Identify and implement AI tools and processes to improve software development cycles.
Create technical specifications, requirements, and engineering documentation for intellectual property.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
Five years of progressive experience in a related occupation.
Experience developing and ensuring sample application comprehensiveness for Windows on Snapdragon.
Ability to provide performance and accuracy diagnostics for 3rd party applications including AI models.
Experience analyzing agentic AI platforms for functionality, performance, and system behavior.
Ability to develop and debug new agentic AI user experiences using local and hybrid cloud models.
Ability to create engineering documentation, technical specifications, and requirements.

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