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Lead Software Engineer AI Oper · Hyderabad

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Designation Offered

Lead Software Engineer AI Oper

Job Role

AI Engineer

Department

Software & Technology

Job Type

Fulltime

Salary

Not disclosed

Experience

6–10 years

Job Location

Hyderabad

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Posted by

NXP Semiconductors

Posted On

14 Sept 2026

Valid until

13 Nov 2026

Skillset required

AI/MLC/C++

Job Description for Lead Software Engineer AI Oper

A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.

Software & Technology

Lead Software Engineer AI Operators is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Hyderabad, India.

Job Summary As a Lead Software Engineer, youll take ownership of the end-to-end software stack, design, implementation, and optimization of our core AI operator modules/kernels. You will be working with diverse cross-functional teams, enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of our edge AI processors.

Key Responsibilities

  • Job Summary As a Lead Software Engineer, youll take ownership of the end-to-end software stack, design, implementation, and optimization of our core AI operator modules/kernels
  • You will be working with diverse cross-functional teams, enhance the performance, reliability, and scalability of our edge AI processors
  • Your contributions will directly impact our ability to deliver best-in-class Edge AI/ML performance across our product portfolio
  • Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Software Engineer AI Operators function.
  • Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
  • Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
  • Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
  • Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
  • Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
  • Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
  • Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
  • Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
  • Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
  • Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
  • Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
  • Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.

Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.

About this opening

NXP Semiconductors is hiring a AI Engineer in the Software & Technology team based in Hyderabad.

This role is fulltime, flexible, 6–10 years experience—matched against UnoJobs' verified employer data.

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Role
AI Engineer
Department
Software & Technology
Location
Hyderabad
Work mode
Flexible
Experience
6–10 years

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