Qualcomm

Company:
Arriver System Software S.R.L.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group &gt; Software Engineering
General Summary:
We are seeking an exceptional
Staff Software Engineer
to join our ML Platform team. This role is ideal for a highly technical individual contributor who combines deep hands-on expertise with the ability to lead and drive complex projects independently. You will design, build, and optimize large-scale ML and data infrastructure across on-premises NVIDIA DGX clusters and AWS Cloud, enabling advanced training pipelines, robust data workflows, and production-ready ML solutions.
Beyond infrastructure, this position requires
strong software engineering fundamentals
. You will be expected to write high-quality, production-grade code and master common programming languages. The ideal candidate is passionate about building scalable systems and can balance platform engineering with solid software development practices.
Minimum Qualifications:
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.</li>
</ul>
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.
<ul>
<li>2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.</li>
</ul>
Key Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Architect and develop core components of the ML platform and data infrastructure for training, inference, and large-scale data processing.</li>
<li>Design and implement scalable solutions for GPU clusters and distributed data pipelines on-prem and in AWS.</li>
<li>Lead project workstreams, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with platform roadmap; operate independently and drive outcomes end-to-end.</li>
<li>Build and optimize data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, storage, and retrieval supporting ML workflows (batch and streaming).</li>
<li>Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code (services, operators, automation, tooling) in multiple programming languages.</li>
<li>Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to integrate ML and data workflows seamlessly (feature stores, model registries, artifact stores).</li>
<li>Implement CI/CD for ML and data workflows using Argo Workflows, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions; champion testability and reproducibility.</li>
<li>Maintain observability (Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (AWS CloudWatch, ELK/Opensearch); drive SLOs, tracing, and cost-awareness.</li>
<li>Operate AWS services (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EFS, Batch) across hybrid environments; contribute to security and compliance controls.</li>
<li>Continuously improve platform reliability, performance (GPU utilization, throughput), and developer experience; stay current on modern MLOps/Data engineering practices.</li>
</ul>
Minimum Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
</li>
<li>8+ years of software engineering experience, including:
</li>
<li>Strong proficiency in Python and at least one of Go, C++, Rust, Bash.
</li>
<li>Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, networking, and distributed systems.
</li>
<li>Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, Argo Workflows, ArgoCD, Docker.
</li>
<li>Ability to pass coding assessments demonstrating problem-solving and clean code practices.
</li>
<li>Exposure to AWS (EKS, EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EFS, Batch) and CI/CD automation.
</li>
<li>(Nice-to-have but not required) Hands-on experience with GPU clusters and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch).
</li>
</ul>
Preferred Qualifications
<ul>
<li>Proven experience building large-scale data pipelines (batch/streaming), data orchestration, and storage patterns (S3, EFS, parquet/ORC).</li>
<li>Familiarity with observability stacks (Prometheus/Grafana), ELK/Opensearch, and CloudWatch.</li>
<li>Knowledge of ML optimization techniques, GPU memory management, and model deployment at scale.</li>
<li>Experience with security and compliance for ML/data platforms (IAM, policies, isolation).</li>
<li>Prior contributions to platform services (custom controllers/operators, plugins) and developer tooling.</li>
<li>Ability to mentor and influence technical direction while remaining hands-on.</li>
</ul>
What We’re Looking For
<ul>
<li>A hands-on technical leader who thrives on solving complex, system-level problems and can execute independently.</li>
<li>Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, and pragmatic delivery focus.</li>
<li>Passion for building robust, scalable platforms that accelerate ML and data innovation.</li>
</ul>
We will also consider
passionate, strong software engineers with excellent fundamentals
, even if they lack specific experience in ML platforms or data pipelines. If you demonstrate mastery in core programming, distributed systems, and problem-solving, we’ll support your ramp-up on our stack.
Applicants
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