Senior Engineer- machine learning R&D

## Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited ## Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering General Summary: # Senior Software Engineer — System Integration Test (SIT) CI/CD, Test Infrastructure & Benchmarking for GenAI/Agentic applications in VLSI domain ## Role Overview We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (SIT) to contribute to system integration testing, CI/CD automation, and performance benchmarking across different ML R&D software projects. This role focuses on building and executing robust tests, contributing to shared test infrastructure, and ensuring reliable quality signals for ML- and AI-agent–driven workflows used in hardware and EDA environments. ## Key Responsibilities * Design, develop, and execute system, integration, and regression tests across services, AI agents, ML components, and infrastructure. * Implement and maintain automated tests within CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) to support pre-merge and release validation. * Contribute to the development and maintenance of shared Python-based test automation frameworks. * Implement and execute automated benchmarks to evaluate correctness, performance, cost, stability, and robustness. * Analyze CI failures, flaky tests, and benchmark regressions; work with development teams on root-cause analysis. * Contribute to test planning, coverage strategy, and execution models for new features and releases. * Generate clear test and benchmark reports used for engineering feedback and release readiness. * Collaborate closely with software, ML, and systems engineers to improve testability and overall system quality. * Maintain test documentation, usage guides, and onboarding material. ## Required Skills & Experience * 4–6+ years of experience in software engineering, system integration testing, or test automation roles. * Strong Python skills for writing automated tests, utilities, and test infrastructure components. * Hands-on experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automated test workflows. * Experience with modern Python testing and automation ecosystems (e.g., pytest-based frameworks, test containers, API/integration test tooling). * Solid understanding of integration and system testing for multi-component software systems. * Familiarity with benchmark execution, metrics collection, and comparative evaluation. * Basic understanding of AI agents or ML workflows and associated testing challenges. * Strong debugging skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams. ## Preferred Qualifications * Experience testing ML- or AI-driven systems. * Exposure to performance, scalability, or reliability testing. * Familiarity with HPC, distributed systems, or large-scale compute environments. 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