Developer-First & Tools Software Engineer, AISW Group

Company:

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

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Software Engineering

This role is based in San Diego, CA. Required to be onsite for work. As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what is possible to enable next generation experiences while driving digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As part of the AISW engineering team, you will participate in delivering machine learning techniques, frameworks, and tools that enable the efficient utilization of state‑of‑the‑art machine learning solutions over a broad set of technological verticals or designs.

AISW Developer‑First initiative is built on a clear principle: developers are not just users of AISW products, but the primary audience we design for. With this initiative, we prioritize the needs, experience and empowerment of software developers using our products at the core of our mission via better documentation, tooling, technical support. In this position you will be responsible for driving, supporting and implementing the developer‑first initiatives across our Qualcomm AI SDK platforms, in alignment with the rest of the global AISW team and Corporate.

You will also be involved in developing software tools along with AI SDK which would improve the developer productivity, and overall usability of the AISW commercial products in the global AISW organization. You will show your passion for efficient end‑to‑end delivery of software and documentation with highest quality standards through your analytical, design, programming and integration skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with programming language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

• Design, develop and test documentation enhancement workflows, docs pipeline, and usability feature automation.
• Design, develop and test production‑quality Python/C++ tools for Qualcomm’s AISW Product SDKs Developer‑First features.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional & external teams to ensure seamless integration & delivery of Developer‑First tools and processes.
• Build tests, and automation for unit, integration, and on‑device validation; contribute to CI and product release review workflows.
• Leverage AI Agents to assist with Product SDKs Developer‑First features and products documentation generation, review, testing and support to customers. Continuously improve related development workflows by integrating AI Agents into build, test, CI/CD, and developer tooling pipelines where appropriate.

• 2+ years of hands‑on Python/C++ development in performance‑sensitive systems or SDKs (Sr. Eng.: 2+; Staff Eng.: 5+).
• Proficiency in Python for tooling/automation (conversion pipelines, test frameworks, data handling).
• Experience with automated generation and maintenance of complex software or product documentation.
• Experience with Linux development, build systems (CMake/Ninja), Git/Gerrit, and CI.
• Programming/debugging skills in more than one programming languages (Java/C++ preferred).
• Demonstrated debugging skills on device (logs, traces, perf counters) and with profilers.
• Experience with AI/ML tool chains or runtimes (any of: ONNX, PyTorch, Tensor Flow, TFLite, TVM, XLA, or similar).
• Familiarity with QNN/QAIRT SDK or comparable inference SDKs; experience with on‑target validation and release testing.
• Experience of profiling software and optimization techniques.
• Ability to collaborate across a globally diverse team and multiple interests.

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