Staff DevOps Engineer – Embedded Systems

Ambiq; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A semiconductor company in Austin is looking for a staff-level role in embedded CI/release infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in DevOps or related fields, strong skills in Jenkins, C, and Python. Responsibilities include maintaining build infrastructure, validating releases, and automating tests. This engaging role allows you to support engineering teams in delivering critical SDK releases across various hardware products. Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DevOps/Platform/Release/SQA/embedded infrastructure.
• Experience at the staff, principal, or lead-level.
• Experience with embedded/firmware/SDK/SoC/MCU.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Jenkins build and release infrastructure.
• Validate SDK release candidates, package, build, and test.
• Automate nightly and periodic regression tests.

Skills

DevOps / Platform / Release / SQA / embedded infrastructure

Deep Jenkins experience at scale

Strong C

Strong Python

Tools

Jenkins

FPGA

Job description

Overview

At Ambiq, we build ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that enable intelligence on battery-powered edge devices.

This is not a generic cloud DevOps role.

This is a staff-level embedded CI / release infrastructure role supporting the SDKs behind our current and next-generation MCU/SoC products. You’d be a key part of helping our software teams ship high-quality releases as our product line continues to grow.

Responsibilities

• Jenkins build and release infrastructure
• SDK release candidate validation, packaging, build, and test
• Nightly and periodic regression automation
• Lab hardware used in CI
• FPGA pre-silicon and post-silicon automation flows
• Debug across hardware, software, and build systems
• Cross-team tooling and environment support

Qualifications

This is the kind of role for someone who has worked at the hardware/software boundary and knows what it takes to keep embedded release infrastructure reliable in the real world

• 8+ years in DevOps / Platform / Release / SQA / embedded infrastructure
• Recent staff, principal, or lead-level scope
• Deep Jenkins experience at scale
• Embedded / firmware / SDK / SoC / MCU experience
• Strong C and Python
• Bonus points for FPGA, HIL, post-silicon, or lab automation background

Why this role is interesting

You’re not just keeping pipelines green. You’re helping engineering teams ship SDK releases that matter, across real silicon, real hardware, and expanding product families.

Important

Important: Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer. We do not sponsor or transfer visas now or in the future.