Qualcomm

AI Infrastructure Software Engineer

Qualcomm
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2 days ago
Shanghai, ChinaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain NPU features and customer requirements on Qualcomm platforms.
  • Develop and optimize NPU drivers for performance, stability, and maintainability in Hexagon-related use cases.
  • Optimize NPU RPC performance and software interaction paths.
  • Improve NSP algorithm integration, software enablement, debugging methodology, and issue-analysis workflows.
  • Resolve customer integration issues through debugging, root-cause analysis, workaround alignment, and blocker closure.
  • Collaborate with AI software, driver, kernel, and platform teams on Linux-based application, driver, and NPU platform development.
  • Provide technical guidance, API usage support, and development best practices for Qualcomm NPU and Hexagon software stacks.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's, master's, or higher degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field; the minimum qualification is a bachelor's degree.
  • Solid capability in embedded system design and software development.
  • Strong C/C++ programming skills with hands-on Linux application and driver development experience.
  • Proficiency with AI development tools such as Claude and Codex.
  • Preferred experience with Qualcomm AI software including QNN, SNPE, and Hexagon SDK.
  • Preferred experience in RPC driver development or RPC performance optimization.
  • Preferred Linux PCIe development experience, especially for NPU, GPU, or heterogeneous compute subsystems.
  • Preferred NPU/GPU driver development, debugging, or performance-tuning experience.
  • Good English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, along with effective communication and problem-solving skills.

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About Qualcomm

10,000+ employees

Qualcomm is a public semiconductor company headquartered in San Diego, founded in 1985, that designs and sells wireless chipsets and platforms for mobile devices, automotive, IoT, and networking, notably the Snapdragon application processors and 5G modems. It also licenses a large portfolio of cellular patents to device makers, generating revenue alongside chip sales; its technology underpins many Android smartphones and emerging automotive and edge-compute systems, and it trades on NASDAQ as QCOM.

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