Qualcomm

Sr AI Researcher for Agentic AI Core System Architecture

Qualcomm San Diego, CA, US
Full-time $159k - $238k Posted 5 months ago

Responsibilities

  • check_circle Contribute to the design, development, and deployment of cutting-edge agentic AI systems across diverse use cases.
  • check_circle Maintain and evolve existing agentic AI infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
  • check_circle Stay current with the latest research in deep learning, generative AI, and agentic frameworks, and apply insights to practical solutions.
  • check_circle Prototype and iterate rapidly in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
  • check_circle Work independently and manage multiple priorities.
  • check_circle Collaborate cross-functionally with other business units.
  • check_circle Solid background of deep learning and generative AI, including transformers.
  • check_circle Proficiency in Python and familiarity with modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch).
  • check_circle Hands-on experience with fine-tuning small models using Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning (RL).
  • check_circle Understanding of agentic AI concepts and frameworks such as LangChain or similar.
  • check_circle Solid grasp of software engineering principles and version control tools (e.g., Git).

Basic qualifications

  • Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
  • 6+ months of academic and/or work experience developing and/or optimizing machine learning models, systems, platforms, or methods.

Preferred qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of AI work experience
  • Experience with multi-agent systems and planning, reasoning, deep search, agentic RAG for long horizon task automation
  • Familiarity with multimodal agentic systems (e.g., image, video, text).
  • Experience with deploying generative AI systems on edge devices or resource-constrained environments.
  • Comfort with performance optimization and system-level debugging.
  • Publishing research papers at top-tier AI/ML conferences, e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, as a lead author

Tags & Focus Areas

Ai Machine Learning

About Qualcomm

Company: Qualcomm Canada ULC Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Researcher General Summary: Qualcomm AI Research is looking for world-class researchers in deep learning, to join a high-caliber team of engineers inventing machine learning technology to provide best-in-class solutions while running with the most efficient use of power, memory, and computation. Minimum Qualifications: - Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineeri...

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