Location
San Diego, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
10/1/2026
Compensation
$140,800 - $211,200 per year
Job description
Qualcomm is seeking a highly skilled Core ML Engineer to design, develop, and optimize machine learning systems for next-generation AI platforms. The role emphasizes model development, inference optimization, and scalable ML infrastructure to enable production-grade AI capabilities. The ideal candidate will possess strong software engineering fundamentals and deep machine learning expertise. This position requires collaboration with various teams to deliver end-to-end ML solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 2+ years of relevant work experience, or a Master's degree with 1+ year of experience, or a PhD in a related field.
- Strong programming skills in Python and at least one systems language such as C++, Rust, or Go.
- Solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including supervised, unsupervised, and deep learning.
- Experience with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement machine learning models and pipelines for production use.
- Build scalable training, evaluation, and deployment workflows.
- Optimize model inference for latency, throughput, and cost.
- Integrate ML/LLM models into APIs, microservices, and applications.
- Design data pipelines for ingestion, preprocessing, feature engineering, and validation.
Benefits
- Qualcomm offers competitive compensation, annual bonuses, stock programs, comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement plans, wellness programs, parental leave, flexible work options, and professional development opportunities.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Qualcomm Technologies Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
198
FY2026
Approval rate
98.1%
FY2026
LCA certified
59,278
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.0%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-22%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
+30%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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