Staff Software Engineer — CI, Build & Release

Qualcomm•Raleigh, NC

2d•$142,600 - $213,800

About The Position

As part of the AISW engineering team at Qualcomm, you will own the CI, build, and release infrastructure for the Delegates portfolio — ONNX Runtime, ExecuTorch, and TFLite / LiteRT. You will ensure fast, reliable, high-quality software delivery across Linux, Windows, and Android targets leverage off-device and on-target hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation for Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs, directly enabling the team's ability to ship to strategic ISV partners and align with upstream framework release cadences. This role operates at the Staff level, setting technical direction for CI, build, and release infrastructure across a multi-framework Delegates portfolio. You will make independent architectural decisions with broad impact spanning Delegates delivery, QAIRT SDK integration, and ISV release pipelines. You will be accountable for release readiness signals surfaced to Program Management and will be a key voice in release go/no-go decisions. You will also drive cross-functional alignment on CI standards across Engineering, PgM, and Product, influencing global AISW CI practices.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of software/DevOps/release engineering experience — OR — Master's degree and 6+ years.
Expert-level Python and Bash scripting.
Hands-on experience integrating an AI coding agent (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Codex) into a CI or development workflow.
Deep experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, TeamCity, or similar) and Git-based SCM workflows.
Proven end-to-end ownership of build, release, and deployment pipelines in a multi-platform environment.
Exposure to JIRA or equivalent for defect tracking and sprint-based triage.
Effective communication skills (verbal, written, presentation).

Nice To Haves

Experience with ML framework build systems — ONNX Runtime, ExecuTorch, or TFLite / LiteRT.
C/C++ build and debugging proficiency (CMake, Bazel, or equivalent).
Experience with Android NDK, cross-compilation and packaging / release logistics (Maven, Gradle, …)
Experience with Windows CI/CD pipelines and Windows ARM64 build toolchains.
Experience with Agile development environments.
Working knowledge of DL inference pipelines and on-device performance profiling.
Ability to collaborate effectively across a globally distributed, multi-timezone engineering organization.

Responsibilities

Design, own, and evolve multi-platform CI pipelines for ORT QNN-EP, ExecuTorch, and LiteRT delegates across Linux, Windows (ARM64/x86), and Android.
Maintain hermetic, reproducible build recipes and toolchains; manage cross-platform dependencies and toolchain versioning across all Delegates targets.
Integrate HIL and on-device automated testing into CI workflows for Snapdragon SoC validation at scale.
Drive the agentic transformation by embedding AI-assisted tooling (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex) into CI and developer workflows to improve team velocity.
Own the end-to-end release pipeline: versioning strategy, artifact packaging (Python wheels, shared libraries, Android AARs), signed binary distribution, and release gate criteria.
Define and enforce automated quality gates — regression benchmarks, performance thresholds, op-coverage checks — aligned with ORT, ExecuTorch, and LiteRT upstream cadences.
Coordinate SDK artifact delivery with the QAIRT SDK release train and downstream ISV partners.
Partner with delegate engineers to build automated functional, performance, and regression test suites covering op coverage, numerical accuracy, and latency.
Develop dashboards and alerting for build health, test pass rates, and performance trends; integrate with JIRA for automated defect tracking and release readiness reporting.
Streamline inner-loop workflows: local build scripts, container images, pre-commit hooks, and environment bootstrapping that mirror CI behavior.
Maintain CI runbooks and documentation for a globally distributed team; align all CI/build infrastructure with Qualcomm Corporate tooling standards.
Coordinate with upstream open-source communities (ORT, ExecuTorch, LiteRT) to track breaking changes and contribute automation improvements back upstream.