Senior Software Engineer, AI Systems

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We’re assembling a diverse, world‑class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human‑centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

We are seeking a senior software engineer to build powerful, AI‑enabled applications that bring advanced local and cloud intelligence to users’ fingertips. You’ll work at the intersection of system‑level programming and modern AI integration to develop scalable software that connects hardware, operating systems, and large language models in seamless, human‑centric ways. You’ll collaborate closely with AI researchers, system engineers, and product designers to create intuitive, reliable, and efficient AI workflows that make complex capabilities feel effortless.

• Develop robust, multi‑threaded desktop applications for Windows using C, C++, or C#
• Work closely with AI and product teams to integrate local and cloud‑based LLM features into production software
• Build scalable, performant systems to run on‑device AI tasks such as summarization, document querying, and voice‑to‑text transcription
• Implement frameworks for prompt engineering and document retrieval
• Solve real‑world edge cases in multithreading, memory management, and system design
• Collaborate with product designers and research engineers to bring intuitive AI workflows to end users

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on system‑level programming
• Proficient in at least one compiled language: C, C++, C#, or Rust
• Experience with Windows application development and desktop frameworks
• Familiarity with concepts such as dependency injection, polling, multithreading, P/Invoke, and templates
• Demonstrated ability to ship production‑quality software

• Exposure to LLMs or local ML model integration
• Experience building AI‑powered user features or plugins
• Background in embedded or edge system optimization
• Familiarity with RAG pipelines, document search, or vector databases

Salary Range
: $120,000 - $230,000

Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job‑related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long‑term/short‑term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time‑off policies, including:
  • 4‑12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

• Innovative Work Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
• Autonomy and Agility Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.
• Meaningful Impact Build AI‑powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
• Flexible Work Environment Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.
• Forward‑Thinking Culture We learn fast, stay future‑focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

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