Education: Bachelor's degree or related field
Experience: 8+ years
* 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.
* 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.
* 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).
* 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.
* Working knowledge of DL inference pipelines and on-device performance profiling.
* Ability to collaborate effectively across a globally distributed, multi-timezone engineering organization.
* Operates at Staff level: sets technical direction for CI, build, and release infrastructure across a multi-framework Delegates portfolio.
* Makes independent architectural decisions with broad impact spanning Delegates delivery, QAIRT SDK integration, and ISV release pipelines.
* Accountable for release readiness signals surfaced to Program Management; a key voice in release go/no-go decisions.
* Drives cross-functional alignment on CI standards across Engineering, PgM, and Product; influences global AISW CI practices.
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