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Senior Software Engineer (Mobile Android) Company: Qualcomm Location: San Diego, CA General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. Artificial Intelligence is changing the world for the benefit of human beings and societies, and Qualcomm, as the world's leading mobile computing platform provider, is committed to enabling the wide deployment of intelligent solutions at the edge. For this role, we are seeking a talented and motivated Senior Software Engineer with expertise in the Android platform and on-device AI frameworks like Qualcomm AI stack, TFLite, and PyTorch edge. The candidate will have opportunities to prototype, design, develop, and support commercialization of embedded and cloud software solutions for cutting-edge agentic mobile use cases. Software development would encompass adding features to the Android Platform stack (Application Layer, Middleware, and Native), integrating on-device LLMs, and on-device vector DBs. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field. 2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Languages such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc. Preferred Qualifications: 3+ years of industry experience using data structures and algorithms to ship projects at scale. 3+ years of experience with development of Object-Oriented Software using C++, Java, or Rust. Solid understanding of Operating System Concepts and Concurrency. Strong proficiency in using git for Software development. Strong written and verbal communication skills. 3+ years of experience working with embedded Linux and/or Android. Experience in Android SDK, NDK, Android OS concepts and architecture (HALs, Security and Treble). Prior experience with on-device AI runtimes like TFLite, Pytorch edge, ExecuTorch, and Qualcomm AI stack is a big plus. 3+ years of industry experience developing using Modern C++ (C++14 or newer) and/or Java, Kotlin is preferred. Familiarity with Python for AI/ML related software development. Familiarity with ARM processors, ARM Assembly, Mobile SoC architecture - subsystems, hypervisor/virtualization, security, memory, storage, buses, peripherals, power, thermals. Debugging skills, working experience in Software bring-up and analyzing crash dumps. Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accommodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here ( Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able to participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $111,300.00 - $166,900.00 The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers ( #J-18808-Ljbffr Lensa

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