As a Senior Software Engineer at Qualcomm Technologies, you will join the Multimedia, AI, and GenAI team to design and develop high-performance SDKs and frameworks for embedded and cloud-edge applications across IoT products like drones, security cameras, and smart home devices. Your daily tasks include building real-time multimedia and AI inference pipelines using C/C++, GStreamer, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and other leading technologies, while also contributing to the architecture of GenAI large language models and vision-language models. You will work closely with hardware and test engineers to ensure seamless integration and optimize performance on Qualcomm’s advanced hardware platforms, leveraging Linux system-level programming and container technologies for robust software solutions.
Skills
C
C++
PyTorch
TensorFlow
ONNX Runtime
GStreamer
LangChain
LlamaIndex
Android
Linux
gRPC
OpenGL ES
Vulkan
Docker
Java
JNI
AIDL
HIDL
Binder
system architecture
multimedia frameworks
AI inference frameworks
GenAI orchestration
tensor processing
embedded Linux
What you'll do
Design and develop multimedia, AI, and Gen AI SDKs/framework components.
Lead the design and implementation of real-time embedded software solutions.
Contribute to the architecture and development of AI and multimedia SDKs.
Develop GStreamer-based plugins for Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK.
Own the design and development of multi-stream AI pipelines for IoT products.
Drive feature design, debugging, and system integration for high-quality delivery.
Author and review technical documentation for software components and features.
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience programming in C/C++ for high-performance embedded systems.
Strong hands-on experience with AI inference frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow.
Deep understanding of multimedia frameworks across Android, Tizen, and other OSes.
Expertise in Linux system-level programming including multithreading and concurrency.
Hands-on experience with GStreamer for developing AI and multimedia applications.
Proven development experience across embedded Linux, Ubuntu, and Android software stacks.
Market check
Salary context
This
$134,800–$202,200
range sits above
33%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$143,000–$241,400
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$165,000–$214,500
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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