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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
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Listed pay typically runs
$148,300–$222,500
across 603 roles with salary data.
As a Sr Software Engineer, AI Tools – On-Device Generative AI Model Optimization, you will join the Machine Learning Engineering team to develop tools and solutions for state-of-the-art AI across various technology verticals. You will reauthor generative AI architectures, including LLMs like Llama and Phi as well as multimodal models, to ensure efficient execution on Qualcomm hardware while maintaining accuracy. Your daily work involves translating hardware constraints into model transformations, integrating inference acceleration techniques, and building developer-facing diagnostics for the preparation pipeline. You will collaborate with compiler and quantization teams to optimize performance for edge devices. The role requires proficiency in Python, PyTorch internals, and the HuggingFace ecosystem. You will solve technical challenges regarding memory layout, compute precision, and latency budgets to enable production deployments of custom OEM models on resource-constrained hardware.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.