AI/ML Platform Architect - Engineer, Principal
$200,800 - $301,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 August 2026 by the employer.
Join a team focused on the Snapdragon AI platform.
About the role
What you'll do
- Understand trends in ML network design and their impact on SW and HW.
- Analyze bottlenecks in end-to-end use-cases and ML/AI algorithms on Qualcomm HW and SW stacks through simulation and on-device characterization.
- Perform on-device correlation and tuning of algorithms against pre-silicon predictions.
- Analyze Enterprise AI workflows and propose components for Snapdragon AI PCs to complement cloud AI.
- Interface with cross-site and cross-functional teams to deliver performant reference implementations, tools, and documentation.
- Analyze, develop, and propose new features and designs for next-gen SoCs to reduce performance bottlenecks.
Skills: AI/ML Platform Architect, Snapdragon AI platform, AI Model system performance optimization, NPU, Generative AI
This role has been open 26 days — well below the 68-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
514
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$232k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (514 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 109 | 514 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 767 | 5948 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 98 d | 68 d (+30 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $232k |
Skills observed across this category: AI/ML Platform Architect, Snapdragon AI platform, AI Model system performance optimization, NPU, Generative AI
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 106 open roles · median 101 d
- NVIDIA · 84 open roles · median 63 d
- AMD · 46 open roles · median 61 d
- Micron Technology · 33 open roles · median 43 d
- Mobileye · 21 open roles · median 57 d
- Analog Devices · 14 open roles · median 26 d
How we counted: 514 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 23 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.