Senior Software Engineer – Edge AI/GenAI & Multimedia

Qualcomm

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San Diego, CA Posted 22 days ago $111,300–$166,900 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Software Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, you will join the cutting-edge AI/Gen AI, Multimedia, and Computer Vision team to design and develop SDKs and frameworks for IoT products such as drones, security cameras, and smart home devices. Your day-to-day responsibilities include building high-performance software solutions using C and C++, designing real-time embedded systems, and integrating AI models into end-to-end pipelines. You will work with inference frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, multimedia frameworks across Android and Tizen, and orchestration tools such as LangChain. Additionally, you will handle Linux system-level programming, OpenGL ES shaders, Docker containers, and ensure robust software development practices through code reviews and testing. This role requires a strong background in AI concepts, tensor processing, and experience with Android system architecture to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs.

Skills

C C++ PyTorch TensorFlow ONNX Runtime LiteRT LangChain LlamaIndex Android Tizen Linux OpenGL ES GLSL Docker OCI Ubuntu CI/CD Multimedia AI GenAI Java JNI AIDL HIDL Binder

What you'll do

  • Design and develop multimedia, AI, and Gen AI SDKs/framework components.
  • Lead real-time embedded and industrial software solutions with hands-on technical execution.
  • Build AI applications for vision and audio use cases including classification and object detection.
  • Develop multi-stream AI and chained AI/GenAI pipelines for IoT products.
  • Drive feature design, implementation, debugging, and system integration to ensure quality delivery.
  • Participate in code reviews, regression testing, and issue triage to uphold engineering standards.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of experience programming in C/C++ for high-performance embedded systems.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AI/GenAI inference frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
  • Deep understanding of multimedia frameworks across Android and Tizen operating systems.
  • Expertise in Linux system-level programming, including multithreading and concurrency.
  • Experience designing and developing AI and GenAI SDKs for commercial applications.
  • Proven development skills across embedded Linux, Ubuntu, and Android software stacks.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams on technical execution.

Market check

Salary context

This $111,300–$166,900 range sits above 22% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$142,400–$217,725

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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