Staff Engineer, Data pipelines, Mixed Reality - Madrid, Qualcomm Spain

Nuvia

Nuvia

Madrid, Spain
Posted on Oct 24, 2025

Job Description

Job Posting Date

2025-10-24


Company:

Qualcomm Europe, Inc. Spain Branch Office

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

At Qualcomm XR labs Europe we develop state-of-the-art computer vision, deep learning and graphics solutions to deliver ultra-optimised, power-efficient software and hardware to enable the intelligent perception of the world around us.

To scale and strengthen our offering in this domain, we are expanding and seeking candidates to help us develop the fundamental perception systems enabling self-contained XR platforms.

Position is for the Spain, Madrid.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implementation of pipelines, that ingest data from various sources and fuel our AI research

  • Development and ML flows automation, enabling the Research team to be more productive

  • Scaling the infrastructure, make sure it can handle Terabytes of multimedia data

  • See the results of your work in action on industry-leading chips embedded in the next generation of XR devices, smartphones, and robotics

Critical “Must Have” skills/experience for role

  • 8+ years of experience in professional software engineering

  • Strong knowledge of Python

  • Experience with CI/CD systems: TeamCity / Jenkins / GitLab / GitHub

  • Experience with Docker

  • Good communication and writing skills (English, level B2+)

Preferred skills/experience for role

  • Strong experience with C++

  • Experience with DBs such as Postgres

  • Experience in web development with Python / TypeScript stacks (for example Flask / FastAPI / Angular)

  • Bonus: experience with GRPC and Protobuf

  • Bonus: experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs

  • Bonus: experience with Blender, Unity3D

  • Bonus: experience with computer graphics / game development / simulation

Minimum Qualifications:

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

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

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