Senior Engineer, AI Platforms and Solutions

Qualcomm

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$111,300–$166,900 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 1, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $201k
This role $139k
$95k most similar roles pay here $262k

This role pays less than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $155,000–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $139k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Qualcomm

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

Qualcomm currently has 623 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, AI Platforms and Solutions

Sr. Engineer, AI Platforms and Solutions joins the Enterprise AI Platform and Solutions team to design, develop, and deliver next-generation AI-powered applications and reusable platform capabilities. The role involves building and optimizing Retrieval-Augmented Generation solutions, including document ingestion, vector search, and evaluation frameworks. You will integrate LLM-powered capabilities into enterprise applications to improve knowledge discovery and automate business workflows while architecting scalable cloud-native solutions on Kubernetes and public cloud platforms. Key responsibilities include developing backend services, APIs, and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring system performance across inference and data-processing layers. Required skills include proficiency in Python, Java, C# .NET, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Angular, HTML, and CSS. The role focuses on solving complex problems in enterprise search, knowledge management, and agentic workflows using modern technologies like vector databases and semantic search.

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What you'll do

  • Build and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions including document ingestion, indexing, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Develop and integrate LLM-powered capabilities, agents, and AI services into enterprise applications.
  • Design and develop end-to-end AI-powered backend services, APIs, and agentic workflows.
  • Architect and deploy scalable cloud-native AI solutions on Kubernetes and public cloud platforms.
  • Implement API designs, MCP-compatible services, and integration layers to expose platform capabilities.
  • Build and maintain production-ready CI/CD pipelines and monitoring tools for AI applications.
  • Optimize system performance across retrieval, inference, and data-processing layers for latency and cost efficiency.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 2+ years of experience.
  • Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with 1+ year of experience.
  • PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • At least 2 years of academic or work experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
  • Proficiency in multiple languages including Python, Java, C#.NET, Rust, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, Angular, Node.js, HTML, and CSS.
  • Experience building full-stack applications, backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), semantic search, or agentic workflows.
  • Experience deploying cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform using Kubernetes and containerized environments.

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