Senior Engineer - Continuous Integration/Build Systems

General Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Integration Engineer who can work with QUALCOMM's Linux Product Team for various projects within the business. A Senior Engineer within this team will play a leading role in driving the product development, Doing Impact analysis (arch, tech teams, baseline), providing inputs to leads, propose Branching strategy & interim milestones, meet the quality and timeline goal and mentor the junior members of the team. You will have the opportunity to work with a team of dynamic, like-minded, and ambitious people in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• Skills/experience:
  • Degree or equivalent qualification and experience
  • Knowledge of building continuous integration pipelines
  • A thorough understanding of software configuration management especially using Git
  • Understanding of bug databases and how to use them, for example Orbit
  • Good understanding of build systems
  • Good understanding of debug techniques
  • Good Understanding of Android software architecture
  • Good understanding of configuration management
  • Experience with git
  • Designing and optimizing deployment scripts and processes
  • Good knowledge of GNU/Linux Shell scripting
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proven success in taking ownership of CI systems for embedded products that require extensive hardware testing infrastructure
  • Good understanding of embedded software, this will help understanding the CI system for the products
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders to gather and understand the requirements
  • Perform requirements capture.
  • Participate in setting standards for various stages in project lifecycle.
  • Lead the team to deliver a high-quality product on a defined schedule.
  • Highlight risks and gaps early in the project life-cycle to identify the correct path forward.
  • Evaluate new tools and technology to ensure an automated and stable environment
  • Doing Impact analysis (arch, tech teams, baseline), providing inputs to leads, propose Branching strategy & interim milestones.
  • Code freeze for each release and intercepting the release criteria for key customers - Sanity, Stability, Conformance Test Suites, Power, Perf, fine-tuned testing based on need.
  • Task definition and work breakdown including time estimation.
  • Ability to work with minimal requirements and manage multiple tasks.
  • Collaborate closely with Software and Test Teams.
  • Excellent understanding of CI systems.
  • Maintain the current CI system including defect investigation.
  • Play a role in continuous development of the departments processes.
• Education requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, or a proven history of experience in the technical field.
  • References to a particular number of years' experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfil the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 1+ year of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field.

2+ years of academic or work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.