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# AI Performance Engineer (Cloud AI Engineering), Sr | Staff | Sr. Staff

- **Company:** Qualcomm
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, Systems Engineering, Artificial Neural Networks, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Distributed Systems, Firmware, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Language Modeling, Performance Tuning, Pytorch, Large Language Models, AI Platforms, Attention Mechanisms, Information Technology, ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) Format, Transformer Architectures, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_4982879b71fc9c441060b0bc2c476097

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience building and optimizing language models, notably in PyTorch and ONNX, preferably in production-grade environments.
 * Deep understanding of transformer architectures, attention mechanisms, and performance trade-offs.
 * Experience with workload-mapping strategies exhibiting sharding or various parallelisms.
 * Strong Python programming skills.
 * Proactive learning about the latest inference optimization techniques.
 * Understanding of computer architecture, ML accelerators, in-memory processing, and distributed systems.
 * Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
 * MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering., * Background in neural network operators and mathematical operations, including linear algebra and math libraries.
 * Understanding of machine learning compilers.
 * Experience in converging accuracy and its evaluation methods.
 * Knowledge of torch.compile or torchDynamo.
 * PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Machine Learning., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of hardware, software, or systems engineering experience.
 * Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 5+ years of hardware, software, or systems engineering experience.
 * PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 4+ years of hardware, software, or systems engineering experience.

## Description

* Convert, optimize and deploy models for efficient inference using PyTorch and ONNX.
 * Work at the forefront of GenAI by understanding advanced algorithms (e.g., attention mechanisms, MoEs) and numerics to identify new optimization opportunities.
 * Analyze performance and optimize LLM, VLM, and diffusion models for inference, scaling performance for throughput and latency constraints.
 * Map next-generation AI workloads on top of current and future hardware designs.
 * Collaborate with customers and internal compiler, firmware, and platform teams to drive solutions.
 * Analyze complex performance or stability issues to determine root causes.
 * Create engineering solutions that deliver continuous insights into performance of AI workloads, guiding improvements over time.
 * Design and implement high-level kernels (e.g., in Triton) focused on generating efficient, low-level code.