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Qualcomm

Staff Engineer, Machine Learning Engineering

Qualcomm
Canada · Full-time · Not Applicable

Company

Qualcomm Canada ULC

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Engineering

General Summary

AI’s ability to solve complex problems across multiple domains is transformative. In the AI Software team, we build the Qualcomm AI Engine direct to enables OEMs and developers to run their deep neural network (DNN) models on Qualcomm Hexagon Processors.

Our team works with OEMs and developers to develop and optimize DNN models for the Qualcomm AI Stack. We are building optimized on-device AI stack with cutting edge hardware to run deep neural networks with that phone you keep in your pocket, that car you drive, or that vacuum cleaner you unleash to clean your house.

Come join us if you want to work on bleeding edge AI technology. In this position you will build high performance software for AI engines to extend our AI solutions into industry leading customer use cases.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.


OR

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 3+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Development of modern C++17 software library for Qualcomm Hexagon Processors
  • Design and performance tune modern C++17 code for an embedded system
  • Development of model analyzing tools for the internal and external customers
  • Use cross compiler toolchains for embedded systems such as Android, embedded Linux and QNX
  • Address issues found in existing and past Qualcomm AI products
  • Implement and optimize modern C++17 machine learning operations on Hexagon Processors
  • Debug customer machine learning use cases executing on Qualcomm AI Stack
  • Communication across globally diverse team
  • Participate in software quality process improvements


Preferred Qualifications

  • Three or more years of relevant work experience
  • Experience with modern C++17 language features
  • Background in mathematical algorithms using fast math libraries and vector instructions sets
  • Practical experience with developing middleware or firmware software
  • Experience with multitasking and multithreading driver development
  • Experience with Hexagon DSP SDK or cross compiler toolchains for embedded systems
  • Familiarity with TensorFlow, PyTorch or ONNX
  • Experience with tools such as git, Linux, JIRA and Docker
  • Knowledge of design patterns


Other Notes

  • Our team does not work in data science, build models or train models


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Posted
Jun 04, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Not Applicable
Location
Markham
Company
Qualcomm

Industries

Telecommunications

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