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The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interaction daily, so good communication, planning, and execution skills are a must.\n\nKey Responsibilities:\nAnalyze software requirements, determine the feasibility of design within the given constraints, consult with architecture and hardware engineers, and implement software solutions best suited for Qualcomm's SoCs.\nAnalyze and identify system-level issues, interface with the software development, integration, and test teams.\nLead high-performing teams towards system design and deliverables.\nProven track record of leading teams in machine learning software engineering.\nStrong foundation of mathematical modeling of problems and linear algebra, coupled with state-of-the-art algorithms in the ML/AI space.\nImprove and optimize key deep learning models on Qualcomm AI 100.\nBuild deep learning framework extensions for Qualcomm AI 100 in upstream open-source repositories.\nCollaborate and interact with internal teams to analyze and optimize training and inference for deep learning.\nBuild software tools and ecosystem around AI software stack.\nWork on vLLM, Triton, ExecuTorch, Inductor, and TorchDynamo to build abstraction layers for inference accelerator.\nOptimize workloads for both scale-up (multi-SoC) and scale-out (multi-card) systems.\nOptimize the entire deep learning pipeline including graph compiler integration.\nApply knowledge of software engineering best practices.\n\nDesirable Skills and Aptitudes:\nDeep learning experience or knowledge in LLMs, natural language processing, vision, audio, and recommendation systems.\nKnowledge of the structure and function of different components of PyTorch and TensorFlow software stacks.\nExcellent C/C++/Python programming and software design skills, including debugging, performance analysis, and test design.\nAbility to work independently, define requirements and scope, and lead your own development effort.\nWell versed with open-source development practices.\nStrong developer with a research mindset who strives to innovate.\nAvid problem solver who can find solutions to key engineering and domain problems.\nKnowledge of tiling and scheduling a machine learning operator is a plus.\nExperience in using C++14 advanced features.\nExperience of profiling software and optimization techniques.\nHands-on experience writing SIMD and/or multi-threaded high-performance code is a plus.\nExperience with ML compiler and auto-code generation using MLIR is a plus.\nExperience running workloads on large-scale heterogeneous clusters is a plus.\nHands-on experience with CUDA and cuDNN is a plus.\n\nQualifications:\nBachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Engineering, Machine Learning/AI, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.\n10+ years of software engineering or related work experience.\n10+ years of experience with programming languages such as C++ and Python.\n\nMinimum Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of software engineering or related work experience; 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