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General Summary:
Qualcomm XR Research India is expanding rapidly and seeking engineers with strong skills in software development, performance analysis, and power optimization for cutting‑edge XR solutions.
Responsibilities:
Work closely with cross‑functional teams to understand algorithms and software implementations, analyze power optimization opportunities, and develop strategies to reduce overall system power across diverse XR use cases.
Evaluate hardware–software tradeoffs and propose solutions that improve compute efficiency, memory usage, and overall power performance.
Implement, port, and optimize software for XR technologies including perception, computer vision, and image processing on Qualcomm platforms.
Apply advanced optimization techniques such as ARM Neon, Qualcomm HVX, tiling, unrolling, prefetching, cache‑efficient pipelines, DDR‑traffic minimization, and optimized multithreading.
Minimum Qualifications:
3+ years of hands‑on experience in software development, performance optimization or power optimization, with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields.
Demonstrated expertise in software performance evaluation and optimizations using techniques including SIMD (HVX/ARM-Neon/x86-SSE), Halide, CUDA, optimal tiling, unrolling, prefetching, DDR‑traffic minimization and multithreading.
Strong knowledge of operating systems, multicore CPU/DSP architecture, and system‑level performance/power considerations.
Excellent analytical & communication skills and the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
Solid understanding of power fundamentals and multimedia software frameworks, including camera, sensor, video, or audio pipelines.
Prior experience with Qualcomm platforms, SoC IPs and architecture, software optimizations for power and performance.
Proficiency in C++ software design and development for multi-core architectures (CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, etc.)
Basics of XR technologies including perception, computer vision, and image processing.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
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