Staff Software Engineer (CI, Build & Release)

Job overview

The Staff Software Engineer (CI, Build & Release) is an onsite role in San Diego, CA, with a salary range of $158,400 to $237,600 per year. This position is part of the AISW engineering team, responsible for owning the CI, build, and release infrastructure for the Delegates portfolio. The role focuses on ensuring fast, reliable, and high-quality software delivery across Linux, Windows, and Android targets. The engineer will design multi-platform CI pipelines, integrate hardware-in-the-loop validation, and drive the adoption of AI-assisted tooling to improve team velocity and release readiness.

What you'll do

• Design and evolve multi-platform CI pipelines for ORT, ExecuTorch, and LiteRT.
• Maintain reproducible build recipes and toolchains.
• Integrate HIL automated testing for Snapdragon SoC validation.
• Own end-to-end release pipelines including artifact packaging and quality gates.
• Embed AI-assisted tooling into developer workflows.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

san diego ca

ci/cd

devops

software engineering

python

bash

snapdragon

qualcomm

$158k-$238k

onsite

no on-call

no travel

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program, annual RSU grants, and comprehensive US benefits package.

Why this role

Staff-level ownership of CI/CD infrastructure for a multi-framework AI software stack.

About the employer

Qualcomm is hiring for this role. Industry: Computer Systems Design Services. Sector: 54.