Staff Connectivity Integration & Automation Engineer

Company:
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.

Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Role Overview

Lead the design and execution of scalable automation platforms for connectivity (WiFi/BT) build, integration, and release on Snapdragon (Android/Linux).
Own end-to-end software integration execution and drive CI/CD, automation-first workflows, and AI-assisted systems to improve release velocity, reliability, and engineering productivity.

Key Responsibilities

Integration Execution & Delivery

• Drive end-to-end execution of software integration for connectivity (WiFi/BT) releases
• Own build health, integration stability, and release readiness across pipelines
• Lead issue triage, debugging, and cross-team resolution to unblock releases
• Coordinate across firmware, Android, and tooling teams to ensure timely delivery
• Continuously improve integration workflows to reduce cycle time and defects

Build, Release, CI/CD & AI-Driven Engineering

• Design and scale automation for build, integration, validation, and release workflows
• Architect CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and gated releases
• Develop reusable tooling for orchestration, failure triage, and release health monitoring
• Enable AI-based debugging, regression detection, and optimization workflows
• Leverage logs and telemetry for predictive failure analysis
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted SDLC workflows

Technical Leadership

• Define automation and DevOps strategy for connectivity integration
• Drive architecture decisions for next-generation integration workflows
• Mentor engineers and promote automation-first design and system-level thinking

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 3+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 2+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Core Skills

• Strong experience in build and release engineering
• Deep expertise in CI/CD systems and large-scale integration pipelines
• Experience with automation frameworks for build, test, and release workflows
• Strong debugging skills in complex build/integration environments

Automation & DevOps

• Python/Shell programming
• CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins), automation frameworks
• Data pipelines, telemetry, and observability systems

Preferred Qualifications

• AI-assisted debugging, LLM workflows
• Exposure to data pipelines / RAG (nice-to-have)
• 8+ years experience in
  
  • Connectivity integration (WiFi/BT)
  • Android/Linux systems
  • Automation / CI/CD / DevOps

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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :
$151,900.00 - $227,900.00

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