Datacenter AI Solutions Engineer - Riyadh, KSA

As a Qualcomm Datacenter AI Solutions Engineer, you will research, develop, optimize, and validate software, hardware, architecture, algorithms, and machine learning solutions that enable the deployment of cutting-edge AI datacenter technology.

Qualcomm Solution Engineers collaborate across functional teams to meet and exceed system-level requirements and standards. This is a great opportunity to innovate and develop leading-edge products and solutions around best-in-class Qualcomm AI inference accelerators for data center, and hybrid AI applications.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize AI/ML solutions leveraging Qualcomm AI hardware, software, and ecosystem to deliver high-performance, power‑efficient, and scalable inference
• Develop and deploy GenAI and LLM-based applications, including model integration, fine-tuning, and optimization
• Apply systems-level knowledge to analyze, design, implement, and validate AI software, models, and system architecture
• Perform AI model benchmarking, functional analysis, and performance characterization to drive requirements and improvements
• Support customer engagements by optimizing AI models and workloads for deployment and inference efficiency
• Contribute to system-level design efforts, including requirements definition, interfaces, performance targets, and implementation
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement, test, and validate AI system features
• Debug and triage system-level issues, perform root-cause analysis, and communicate findings clearly
• Stay current with advancements in AI/ML models, tools, and hardware, and apply innovative ideas to products and solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks, APIs, REST services, and microservice-based architecture
• Hands-on experience building, deploying, and tuning AI/ML systems
• Strong understanding of GenAI architectures (e.g., transformers, diffusion models, LLMs, embeddings)
• Experience with large-scale AI system design, including distributed systems, fault tolerance, and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with MLOps practices and ML lifecycle management
• Experience with containerization and automation tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Git/GitOps)
• Experience with model fine-tuning and/or reinforcement learning is a plus
• Familiarity with observability, benchmarking, and performance analysis for ML pipelines is a plus
• Experience working in large, matrixed organizations and collaborating across teams
• Strong problem-solving skills and customer-focused mindset
• Experience with open-source development practices

What's on Offer

Apart from working with great people, we offer the below:

• Salary including housing & transport allowance

• Stock (RSU's) and performance related bonus

• 16 weeks fully paid Maternity Leave

• 6 weeks fully paid Paternity Leave

• Employee stock purchase scheme

• Child Education Allowance

• Relocation and immigration support (if needed)

• Life and Medical Insurance

• Live+ Well Reimbursement for health and recreational membership fees

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