CareerPlan

Engineer, Staff – Ambient AI Technology

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$141k–$212k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the architecture and evolution of next-generation Ambient Perception frameworks, context awareness engines, and low-power AI runtime platforms for Qualcomm SoCs.

Role type

Staff Engineer (Software Architecture & Edge AI)

Builds

Ambient Perception Platform across Android, Linux, Windows, XR, automotive, and IoT platforms powered by Qualcomm SoCs.

Domain

Edge AI, Ambient Computing, Heterogeneous Computing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

C, C++, Python, ARM-based SoC architecture, Linux kernel architecture, driver development, low-power system design, workload offloading, IPC, shared memory frameworks, heterogeneous compute scheduling, AI safety, privacy-preserving AI

Preferred skills

SDK/middleware/platform framework architecture, cross-functional engineering leadership, multimodal sensing systems, CPU/DSP/NPU/GPU optimization, system debugging

Technologies

C, C++, Python, Linux, Android, Windows, ARM, DSP, NPU, GPU

Responsibilities

Define and deliver always-on, context-aware, and agentic AI experiences on power-constrained edge devices; architect and optimize AI workloads across CPU, DSP, NPU, and GPU; lead technical roadmaps for Ambient Perception and context awareness engines.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with architecture leadership