Staff Software Engineer, Gaming AI Development

Qualcomm's Snapdragon Studios are seeking an experienced engineer to implement the latest gaming AI solutions contributing to the best-in-class gaming experiences for the Snapdragon chipset. The focus of the role will be on developing novel Machine Learning based solutions for gaming applications and adapting traditional game AI techniques leveraging Snapdragon's dedicated AI hardware. The position is cross functional working closely with multiple hardware, software, and product teams on a variety of different Snapdragon powered devices. This is a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge hardware, and contribute to the future of high performance, always connected mobile and PC gaming.

At the heart of Snapdragon Studios, we are passionate about next generation gaming technologies and delivering exceptional gaming experiences. Our highly creative teams are full of veteran game developers, artists, game engine experts and graphics enthusiasts who work on our latest GPU and gaming hardware innovations around mobile, PC, and XR.

Responsibilities:

• Implement latest gaming AI solutions
• Develop novel Machine Learning based solutions for gaming applications
• Adapt traditional game AI techniques leveraging Snapdragon's dedicated AI hardware
• Work cross-functionally with hardware, software, and product teams
• Contribute to high performance, always connected mobile and PC gaming

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.
• Comfortable working in large unfamiliar C/C++ codebases
• Hands-on experience using Machine Learning frameworks - Tensorflow/Pytorch
• Foundational knowledge of machine learning models and training
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience
• Familiarity with Generative AI Model architectures
• Experience with machine learning accelerators, optimizing algorithms for hardware acceleration cores using CUDA, OpenCL, DSPs and/or ML specific cores
• Familiar with modern PC/console game engine architectures

Join Qualcomm to work on cutting-edge AI and gaming technologies, collaborate with expert teams, and contribute to the future of mobile and PC gaming experiences.