Staff Software Engineer, Gaming AI Development, PC Compute

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Gaming Engineering

General Summary:

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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Game Development, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Game Development, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Game Development, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.

• 1+ year of relevant Gaming experience.

Responsibilties:

• Work with AI teams within Qualcomm to adapt, optimize and implement Machine Learning models (from Qualcomm's R&D or published literature) to run natively on Qualcomm platforms.
• Analyze performance and memory implementing ways to optimize.
• Develop libraries to apply models for a gaming use-case:
• Working with Unreal Engine: Integrate functionality of these Models as Unreal Engine Plugins and work with artists to create visual showcase demos.

Required skills:

• 5+ years of professional experience
• Strong C/C++
• Hands-on experience using Machine Learning frameworks including Tensorflow, ONNX and/or Pytorch

Preferred Qualifications:

• Foundational knowledge of machine learning models and training
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated
• 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 including Unreal, Unity, Frostbite, Snowdrop, etc.

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :

$134,800.00 - $202,200.00

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