Cloud Platform Development Engineer -Staff

Location: Hyderabad, Telangāna, India, Bangalore, India

Department: Software Engineering

Work Location: onsite

Company:

Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Engineering

General Summary:

Job Summary 
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Platform Development Engineering team Lead with 10+ years of experience in designing, developing, automating, and operating large-scale cloud platforms with complex adjacent ecosystems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud-native technologies, development and build mindset, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), CI/CD automation, container orchestration, observability, and site reliability engineering practices. He/She builds from the ground up to meet the needs of the platform and is always looking for innovative approaches to deliver end-to-end technical solutions to enhance and mature the Cloud platform.

This role will collaborate closely with software engineering, architecture, security, and operations teams to build scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions while improving developer productivity and operational excellence. 

Key Responsibilities 
Cloud Platform Engineering 
Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP. 
Brings technical thinking to break down complex data and to engineer new ideas and methods for solving, prototyping, designing, and implementing cloud-based solutions and software applications.
Develop reusable cloud architecture patterns and platform services. 
Implement high-availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region deployment strategies. 
Manage containerization tools like Kubernetes and Docker for microservices application development. 
Drive cloud modernization and cloud-native adoption initiatives. 
Implement secure cloud workload practices including secure logins
Develop automation tools and cloud-native services using Python, Go, Java, or Bash. 
Build self-service capabilities to improve developer productivity. 
Create APIs and integrations for platform operations. 
Lead DevOps initiatives with a focus on CI/CD practices, deployment automation, and orchestration. 
Collaborates with project managers and development partners to ensure effective and efficient delivery, deployment, operation, monitoring, and support of Cloud engagements. 

DevOps & CI/CD Automation 
Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI. 
Drive DevOps and platform engineering best practices across development teams (build, test, deploy, release, rollback). Automate software build, test, security scanning, and deployment processes. 
Expertise in DevOps tools like Git, Gitlab, Jenkins, JFrog, GitOps practices or similar tools and drive standardization 
Improve deployment frequency, reliability, and release automation.

Security & Compliance 
Implement cloud security best practices including IAM, Secrets Management, Encryption, and Policy Enforcement. 
Integrate DevSecOps controls into CI/CD pipelines. 
Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards. 

Leadership & Collaboration 
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers. 
Participate in architecture reviews and technology evaluations. 
Collaborate with Product, Development, Security, and Infrastructure teams. 
Lead major cloud transformation and automation initiatives. 
Identify systemic issues, lead root-cause analysis of complex production incidents, and define long-term corrective actions.
Evaluate new tools, technologies, and cloud services; make recommendations aligned to business and engineering goals. 

Education
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 10+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
Knowledge of programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, etc.), with experience and has passion with self-motivation for automation.

Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform | Multi-cloud architecture experience
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform | CloudFormation | CDK
Container & Orchestration
Working knowledge of continuous Integration and Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline automation tools (Jenkins, SonarQube, etc.) with working experience in source code (eg., GIT), build and dependency management systems (e.g., Maven, Gradle, etc.).

CI/CD & DevOps
Jenkins | GitHub Actions | Azure DevOps | GitLab CI

Programming & Scripting
Python | PowerShell

Monitoring & Observability
Datadog | Grafana | ELK Stack | CloudWatch | Azure Monitor

Source Control
Git | GitHub | GitOps methodologies 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 4+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience.
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.

• 2+ years of work experience with Programming Language such as C, C++, Java, Python, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field. 

• 8+ years of Software Engineering or related work experience. 

• 3+ years of experience with Database Management Software. 

• 3+ years of experience with API.

• 1+ year of work experience with Git, Perforce, or Source Code Management System.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leverages advanced Software knowledge and experience to design, develop, create, modify, and validate embedded and cloud edge software, applications, and/or specialized utility programs.

• Analyzes user needs, software requirements, and time and cost constraints to design and customize software for optimal operational efficiency.

• Designs and implements software modules for large-scale products and systems.

• Participates in and leads design, coding, unit testing, debugging, and integration efforts to ensure projects are completed to specifications and schedules.

• Performs complex code reviews and regression tests as well as triages and fixes issues to ensure the quality of code. 

• Collaborates with individuals outside the software function (e.g., Hardware, Systems, and Test engineers) to ensure solutions work with other components of a specific project.

• Writes detailed technical documentation for complex Software projects.

Level of Responsibility:

• Works independently with minimal supervision.

• Provides supervision/guidance to other team members.  

• Decision-making is significant in nature and affects work beyond immediate work group.

• Requires verbal and written communication skills to convey information. May require basic negotiation, influence, tact, etc.

• Has a moderate amount of influence over key organizational decisions (e.g., is consulted by senior leadership to make key decisions).

• Tasks often require multiple steps which can be performed in various orders; extensive planning, problem-solving, and prioritization must occur to complete the tasks effectively.

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