Senior Machine Learning Software Engineer
$140,800 - $211,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 14 September 2026 by the employer — open 5 days.
About the role
This role involves designing, implementing, and verifying software for various operating systems running on ARM processors and other embedded HW like DSP or GPU processors, embedded into mobile, edge, auto, and IOT products.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and verify software using C, C++, or Python for embedded systems.
- Integrate, test, and optimize performance for embedded software subsystems.
- Implement new tools and develop optimized software, such as ML kernels or compilers, utilizing specific HW features.
- Work closely with HW teams for joint design and development.
- Optimize ML software frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch to efficiently run ML algorithms on HW.
- Coordinate dependencies with other teams and assist with verification of deliverables.
What you'll need
- Experience with C, C++, or Python.
- Experience with integration, testing, and performance optimization for embedded software subsystems.
- Experience developing optimized software, such as ML kernels or compilers.
- Experience working with HW teams for joint design/development.
- Experience optimizing ML software frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Master's Degree (or foreign academic equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related degree field.
Skills: ML kernels, ML software frameworks, HW teams, embedded software subsystems, performance optimization
This role has been open 4 days — well below the 65-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
518
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$229k
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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 (518 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 106 | 518 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 722 | 5796 · 143 employers |
| Median days open | 97 d | 65 d (+32 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $229k |
Skills observed across this category: ML kernels, ML software frameworks, HW teams, embedded software subsystems, performance optimization
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 106 open roles · median 97 d
- NVIDIA · 85 open roles · median 65 d
- AMD · 43 open roles · median 60 d
- Micron Technology · 32 open roles · median 37 d
- Mobileye · 25 open roles · median 51 d
- Analog Devices · 14 open roles · median 22 d
How we counted: 518 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.