Principal Engineer - Verification, CI/CD Infrastructure & Embedded Hardware (AISW)

Markham, Ontario, Canada Remote March 7, 2026 Eightfold Ai

CI/CD Infrastructure Architecture & Scaling Architect and scale large‑distributed CI/CD systems with high throughput and low flakiness. Design automated workflows: build, package, deploy, flash, run, log‑collection, triage, dashboarding. Develop scheduling/orchestration layers for thousands of HW‑based regression tests. Implement monitoring, telemetry, and automated mitigation for CI stability. Develop embedded target test frameworks across DSP/NPU. Automate flashing, provisioning, power/reset, and new chipset bring‑up. Design hardware‑in‑loop validation for stability, thermal, long‑run correctness, and performance. Develop automated triage signals and failure classification systems. Influence DevOps, firmware, and platform teams using data‑driven insights. Lead technical deep‑dives on CI and embedded HW failures. Align infrastructure capabilities with program milestones and customer requirements. 10+ years in CI/CD engineering, verification, embedded systems, or runtime/toolchain development. Expertise designing/scaling CI/CD (Buildkite, Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions). Deep experience integrating embedded hardware into automated pipelines. Background in firmware flashing, device provisioning, power/reset automation, and board‑farm debugging. Strong scripting/programming in Python, Bash, C/C++. Experience maintaining open‑source verification pipelines. Strong debugging across runtime/driver/inference layers. Ability to influence cross‑functional engineering teams. Experience with heterogeneous compute validation (DSP/GPU/CPU/NPU). Background in silicon bring‑up or hardware‑in‑loop systems. Experience with large device‑farm operation and automation. 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. OR Master'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. OR PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience. New Headcount

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