AI Software Engineer – NPU/Hexagon DSP Kernel Optimization

Location: Bangalore, India

Department: Systems Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Systems Engineering

General Summary:

We are looking for an embedded software engineer to develop and optimize AI software for Qualcomm NPU and Hexagon DSP processors. The role focuses on high-performance neural network kernels, runtime efficiency, new operator enablement, and close collaboration with architecture teams on next-generation AI platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize AI software components for Qualcomm NPU and Hexagon DSP processors.

• Implement high-performance neural network kernels/operators with focus on latency, power, memory, and throughput.

• Profile runtime bottlenecks and apply hardware-aware software optimizations.

• Partner with architecture and hardware teams to improve future NPU and DSP capabilities.

• Support customer issue resolution, performance tuning, and platform bring-up.

Required Skills and Experience

• 2 to 10 years of experience in embedded software development, preferably in AI, DSP, NPU, or performance-critical systems

• Strong C/C++ programming skills and solid understanding of processor architecture, operating systems, and multi-processor concepts.

• Understanding of deep learning architectures, neural network operators, runtime systems, graph execution, and operator implementation.

• Experience with kernel optimization, fixed-point computation, quantization, mathematical/numerical optimization.

• Knowledge of memory hierarchy, cache behavior, MMU/IOMMU, bandwidth optimization, and software-hardware co-optimization for AI accelerators.

• Exposure to SIMD, vector processing, assembly, profiling, benchmarking, debugging, or low-level optimization techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant work experience; or

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related field with 1+ year of relevant work experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Systems Engineering or related work experience.

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