Vishwas N Udupa

Linux Platform Engineer

Qualcomm Inc

06.2021 - Current

Developed and maintained custom Linux operating systems tailored for IoT, XR, and edge computing products using Yocto, ensuring alignment with RedHat, Canonical, and open-source community standards for compliance and contribution.
Led the end-to-end process of open sourcing Qualcomm Yocto layers, which involved maintaining recipes from same source in multiple formats, aligning kernel and firmware to address both legacy system design and opensource requirements across tech areas.
Build engineering tools for version control, integrity management, and software component consistency. Developed automated code generators that streamlined integration workflows, significantly accelerating release cycles and boosting overall efficiency.
Acquired strong expertise in Board Support Package (BSP) layers, recipe management, Linux system services, SELinux policies, and debugging methodologies, which was crucial to support varied hardware platforms and complex software stacks.
Working on SnapDragon AR glasses, QCS6490, QCS9100, QCS615 products for linux, ubuntu and debian distributions.
Currently working on consuming linux-firmware and overlaying BT, wlan, audio, video and gpu firmware on top of opensourced firmware.
Developed a build system to build debians and compile a full build for enhancing developer-first initiative.
Designed and developed a server-client for XR devices. It was a state management framework to optimize device resource handling and enhance operational reliability using C , sockets and systemd services.
working on opensourcing for OTA over ostree requirements and enhancing ubuntu image builder tool.
Designed and implemented advanced A/B/C OTA (Over-the-Air) update mechanisms specifically for XR products, enhancing update delivery efficiency, reducing downtime, and building robust rollback capabilities to maintain seamless user experience under dynamic conditions.
Contributed to userspace bring-up efforts for XR and iot chipsets, facilitating successful product deployments by integrating kernel modules, HALs, and user-facing services.
Managed kernel patches essential for booting on the upstream Linux kernel, including patch development and documented for the open-source Yocto project, for community collaboration.
Worked closely with over 80+ engineers spanning audio, video, camera, and firmware teams to ensure smooth integration and coordinated release cycles, mentoring members on Debian, Yocto, release processes, and CI/CD best practices.
Introduced AI-driven workflow automation tools and submitted across forums (Albuzz, Obuzz) that automated build and release processes; led innovation initiatives delivering impactful automation that enhanced CI/CD efficiency and reduced developer effort.
Proactively supported integration and lint teams to improve compliance, code quality, and smooth software adaptation across collaborative projects.
Trained and mentored engineers for packaging kernel, firmware and tech functionalities for yocto and ubuntu.