Senior Lead Engineer

Company

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary

Join a high-impact team driving infrastructure excellence for LLVM compiler toolchains at scale. As a DevOps Engineer, you'll collaborate with a technically rigorous team to build, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, and scalable infrastructure supporting compiler development workflows. This role demands a proactive mindset, strong debugging skills, and a passion for enabling developer productivity through robust systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for LLVM-based compiler toolchains using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent.
• Develop automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) for build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues across Linux-based environments, drive root cause analysis, and resolution.
• Collaborate with compiler engineers to streamline integration, testing, and release processes.
• Manage and optimize containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) for scalable build/test execution.
• Maintain version control systems (Git/Gerrit) and support branching strategies and code review workflows.
• Document infrastructure components, processes, and troubleshooting guides for internal teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in reliability, performance, and developer experience.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• 47 years of experience in DevOps, Infrastructure Engineering, or Build Systems.
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, Groovy).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Buildbot, etc.).
• Solid understanding of Linux internals, system administration, and debugging.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with compiler toolchains (LLVM/GCC) or build systems (CMake, Ninja) is a strong plus.
• Exposure to monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and log aggregation (ELK stack) preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
  

Bonus Traits

• Prior experience in semiconductor or embedded software domains.
• Passion for automation, scalability, and developer enablement.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to team growth.
  

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.