Principal SW Engineer - LLM Serving (Cloud AI) - Cork, Ireland

Company: QT Technologies Ireland Limited Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary:

The Qualcomm Cloud AI team is developing software solutions for Inference Acceleration. We are seeking an ambitious, bright and innovative engineer who has delivered commercial software and experience spanning design, compiler technology, performance modeling, and bottleneck analysis. Job activities span the whole product life cycle from early R&D to commercial deployment. The environment is fast-paced and requires cross-functional interaction on a daily basis so good communication, planning and execution skills are a must. We are looking to staff engineers at multiple levels in systems & software, integration and test. Details of one of the roles we are looking to staff are listed below. Backfill position Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. OR PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. Ideal candidates for this position will demonstrate the following: Proven ability of planning, managing and deliver large commercial software projects Experience in serving frameworks, like vLLM Strong development skills in PyTorch Strong understanding of LLMs, Multi-modal and reasoning models Experience in executing, analyzing, and optimizing neural networks Experience in writing high performance software for multicore systems Experience with C++, Python Strong skills in analyzing performance of software/hardware solutions on multi-core architectures; understanding of multi-core architecture fundamentals (core, cache, memory, bus, PCIe, etc) Understanding of multi-core processor architecture and SoC architectures (NoCs, caches, memories, etc.) Experience with Performance modeling of SoC architectures Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and team player Experience with machine learning accelerators and related software is highly desired Background and understanding of neural network operators and mathematical operations: linear algebra, math libraries, desirable Master's, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Networks & Systems and/or Computer Science Where you will be working Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies. There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life. A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes. Equal Opportunities We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification. What's on Offer Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy: Salary, stock and performance related bonus Maternity/Paternity Leave Employee stock purchase scheme Matching pension scheme Education Assistance Relocation and immigration support (if needed) Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being Bicycle purchase scheme Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many