Staff Connectivity Integration & Automation Engineer

Qualcomm

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $151,900–$227,900 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Closes: Dec 1, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Staff Connectivity Integration & Automation Engineer

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As a Senior Build and Release Engineer at Qualcomm Atheros, you will lead the design and execution of scalable automation platforms for WiFi/BT connectivity on Snapdragon Android/Linux devices. Your role involves driving CI/CD pipelines to improve release velocity and reliability while ensuring seamless integration across firmware, Android, and tooling teams. You will build reusable tooling for orchestration, failure triage, and health monitoring, leveraging AI for debugging and regression detection. Key responsibilities include defining automation strategies, mentoring engineers, and promoting system-level thinking in DevOps practices. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in CI/CD systems, large-scale integration pipelines, and experience with Python/Shell programming, Jenkins, and telemetry systems.

Skills

Python Jenkins CI/CD Shell Kubernetes Docker Terraform AWS GitLab PostgreSQL Prometheus Grafana Ansible AI LLM Data Pipelines RAG

What you'll do

Drive end-to-end execution of software integration for connectivity releases.
Own build health and release readiness across all pipelines and coordinate with multiple teams.
Design and scale automation for build, integration, validation, and release workflows.
Architect CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous integration and gated releases.
Develop AI-based debugging and regression detection systems to optimize workflows.
Define automation and DevOps strategy for connectivity integration projects.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in build and release engineering for complex software projects.
Deep expertise in designing and scaling CI/CD pipelines and large-scale integration systems.
Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting for automation tasks.
Strong debugging skills in intricate build and integration environments.
Experience with AI-assisted workflows and predictive failure analysis using telemetry data.

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