Esshan Gupta
Sr. Staff Engineer | CI/CD Leadership for Qualcomm AI Inference Accelerators (AI100/AI200) | Data Center R&D Expertise (Dell, HPE)
- Role
- Sr Staff Engineer at Qualcomm
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Esshan Gupta
I am a Sr. Staff Engineer and technical leader specializing in building and optimizing high-velocity CI/CD pipelines for cutting-edge hardware.At Qualcomm, I lead the CI/CD engineering team responsible for the mission-critical infrastructure supporting the next generation of AI Inference Accelerators (AI100/AI200) designed for the data center market.My focus is on driving engineering velocity and setting the long-term architectural vision to ensure reliable, secure, and rapid deployment of software and firmware for these complex AI platforms.This leadership role is built upon a strong foundation in enterprise hardware, gained through prior R&D experience at Dell and HPE. My background includes extensive work in data center server architecture, validation, and performance testing, which provides a critical perspective on the full lifecycle of enterprise-grade server platforms.I bridge the gap between AI hardware development and real-world data center readiness.Core Expertise: CI/CD Automation (Jenkins/Gitlab), DevOps, AI/ML Infrastructure, Server Hardware Validation, Data Center Architecture, Distributed Systems.
Experience
Sr Staff Engineer
Nov 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Lead the CI/CD Engineering team, defining the technical roadmap and architecture for continuous integration and delivery supporting Qualcomm\'s flagship AI Inference Accelerators (AI100 and AI200)- Drive significant improvements in engineering velocity and system scalability, ensuring the reliable, high-volume deployment of critical software and firmware into data center environments- Function as an architect, designing next-generation automated pipelines and distributed testing frameworks- Responsible for mentoring senior engineers and championing best practices in DevOps, testing methodologies, and cloud infrastructure management across the division.
Education
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
B.Tech, Computer Science
2009 — 2013
Skills
- Sql
- Linux
- Servers
- Storage
- Visual Basic
- .net
- C++
- Microsoft Office
- Cloud Computing
- Windows
- Vmware
- Openstack
- Puppet
- Java
- Html
- Operating Systems
- Hpcc
- Virtualization
- Hyper-V
- Data Center
- Docker
- C
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