Sr Staff/Principal DevOps Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure and Performance

Linuxassociation; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm is seeking a Sr Staff/Principal DevOps Engineer to join the Machine Learning Infrastructure and Performance team in Markham, Ontario. You will maintain on-site servers and devices, improve CI/CD pipelines and model tooling, and plan scalable infrastructure for large ML workloads.

The role requires deep Linux expertise, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, containerization with Docker, and strong Python-based automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related field with 8+ years of relevant work experience
• Master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field with 7+ years of relevant work experience
• PhD in CS/Engineering or related field with 6+ years of relevant work experience

Responsibilities

• Operate and improve the Linux self-hosted GitHub runner fleet: capacity, scheduling, storage, monitoring, recovery, access, incident response.
• Build reliable GitHub Actions pipelines and reproducible Docker environments for builds, tests, model benchmarks, artifacts, and releases.
• Own and innovate on the Python task/workflow orchestration infrastructure (Prefect-esque).
• Steward performance-data ingestion and analysis (FastAPI/PostgreSQL).
• Plan the next scale step: isolate workloads, improve cache and artifact lifecycle, evaluate elastic/cloud or batch execution.
• Turn tooling into reusable platform components for other teams.

Skills

Linux

CI/CD

Docker

Python

GitHub Actions

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

ONNX

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Git LFS

Prefect-esque orchestration

ONNX models

PyTorch

Job description

# Sr Staff/Principal DevOps Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure and PerformanceQualcomm · Markham, Ontario, CABack to resultsSr Staff/Principal DevOps Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure and PerformanceQualcommMarkham, Ontario, CA Posted October 8, 2026 Via LinkedIn### Full Job DescriptionCompanyQualcomm Canada ULCJob AreaEngineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning EngineeringGeneral SummaryToday, more intelligence is moving to end devices, and mobile is becoming the pervasive AI platform. Building on the smartphone foundation and the scale of mobile, Qualcomm envisions making AI ubiquitous—expanding beyond mobile and powering other end devices, machines, vehicles, and things.We are inventing, developing, and commercializing power-efficient on-device AI, edge cloud AI, and 5G to make this a reality. New PositionPurposeAs a member of Qualcomm’s ML Systems Team, you will:• Maintain local server racks and on-site devices• Make infrastructure and processes robust, reliable, and efficient• Identify and remedy items impacting productivity of the development team.Responsibilities• Operate and improve the Linux self-hosted GitHub runner fleet: capacity, scheduling, storage, monitoring, recovery, access, and incident response.• Build reliable GitHub Actions pipelines and reproducible Docker environments for builds, tests, model benchmarks, artifacts, and releases. Maintain the Git LFS-backed model zoo and its shared caches.• Own and innovate on the Python task/workflow orchestration infrastructure (Prefect-esque) to make hardware measurements traceable, repeatable, and actionable.• Steward performance-data ingestion and analysis, including the FastAPI/PostgreSQL-backed service and its clients; improve pytest integration, regression detection, reporting, triage, and release promotion.• Plan the next scale step: isolate workloads, improve cache and artifact lifecycle, and evaluate elastic/cloud or batch execution where it fits scarce devices and large models.• Turn project-specific tooling into supported, reusable platform components for other teams.RequiredDepth in:• Linux• CI/CD• Docker• PythonThe Ideal Candidate Will Be Familiar With• Linux infrastructure: Self-hosted GitHub Actions runners, systemd, remote filesystems (NFS), and resource monitoring.• CI/CD and containers: GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, Docker, and release automation. Familiarity with Jenkins is a plus.• Model and artifact management: Git LFS, shared caches, and large-model storage (ONNX models).• Python testing: pytest, pytest-xdist, integration tests, and performance reporting (with run-to-run variation).• AI performance tooling: ONNX, PyTorch, QAIRT SDK is a plus, Android device execution and profiling is a plus (adb).• Performance data: REST APIs, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL, or similar libraries/frameworks.• Future scaling: batch scheduling (ex. IBM Spectrum LSF) or cloud infrastructure for horizontally scaling automation.Minimum Qualifications• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 8+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.ORMaster's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 7+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.ORPhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.Applicants: Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail [e-mail] or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. 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