Principal Software Engineer - Mobile SDK Tooling & On‑Device Computer Vision (iOS/Android)
- Sicpa
- Prilly, VD, Switzerland
- 13/05/2026
Job Description
- Strengthen observability and diagnostics for SDKs and reference apps using Splunk and other tools (logs, metrics, crash signals, field diagnostics).
- Build and own engineering tooling and automation, and define a multi-quarter platform roadmap, to measurably reduce operational workload and increase developer productivity at scale across the team (~20 engineers), while reducing integration and support effort.
- Design, implement, and maintain Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipelines and quality gates (Jenkins) for mobile SDKs (build, test, packaging, release validation, regression detection).
- Develop release qualification frameworks: automated functional tests, performance benchmarks, compatibility checks, and reproducible test environments.
- Deliver and evolve core components of mobile SDKs (iOS, Android): camera capture, image processing pipelines, API design, modularization, documentation, smartphone apps.
- Provide technical leadership as an Individual Contributor (no management): architecture decisions, design reviews, mentoring through code reviews, and raising engineering standards.
- Lead the integration of AI/ML into the mobile detection stack, from rapid prototyping to production-grade deployment on iOS/Android.
- Build an AI-driven validation and triage layer for SDK releases, including automated regression and anomaly detection.
- Principal Engineer with a strong track record of delivering production software.
- Proven experience building developer tooling / automation platforms that measurably improve team productivity (e.g., faster releases, fewer regressions, reduced support load).
- Strong iOS expertise: Swift, Xcode, SDK design and packaging, performance profiling (Instruments); Objective C is a plus.
- Solid Android foundations: Kotlin/Java, Gradle, CameraX/Camera2, instrumentation/testing; ability to support and debug across both platforms.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD concepts and implementation experience with Jenkins (pipelines, build/test orchestration, quality gates, artifacts, release processes).
- Strong knowledge of software architecture, API design, testing strategy, secure coding practices, and maintaining high-quality codebases.
- Hands-on experience building and optimizing computer vision / image processing pipelines on mobile devices and under real-world constraints (latency, memory, device variability).
- Strong problem‑solving skills, translating customer needs into scalable solutions.
- Hands‑on experience deploying AI/ML models to production on resource‑constrained, heterogeneous devices.
- Solid expertise in the full ML lifecycle, including data quality, evaluation, robustness, and model release management.
- Practical experience with on-device ML toolchains and runtimes and performance engineering under real device constraints.
- Ability to define and enforce AI usage standards in an industrial environment.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills in multicultural environments; fluent English, French is a strong plus.
- Join a global leader in trust technologies with a mission that matters.
- Be at the strategic heart of a financially sound and innovation-driven company.
- Collaborate with high-level experts and work on impactful international projects.
- Operate in a multi-cultural, high-integrity environment where autonomy and ownership are encouraged.
SICPA is a leading global provider of secured authentication, identification and traceability solutions and services. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Lausanne, the privately-owned Swiss company is a long-trusted advisor to governments, central banks, high-security printers, and industry. SICPA’s mission is to Enable Trust through constant innovation. For more than 70 years SICPA has been at the forefront of research and innovation in security inks which are at the core of the company’s expertise. SICPA inks and special features protect the majority of the world’s banknotes, security and value documents from counterfeiting and fraud. The company integrates these security features with digital technologies, such as software and data management systems, to offer solutions and services to governments, ensuring product authentication, traceability and protection as well as tax reconciliation and production control. SICPA systems protect governments from tax revenue loss on products most often subject to illicit trade, such as excisable goods like alcohol, tobacco and fuel and support broader policy objectives in the fields of health and the environment. These systems also allow manufacturers to protect and authenticate their products and to engage consumers. SICPA continues to focus on innovation in the digital area, working with inhouse R&D and external partners to provide solutions for e-government services. Today, SICPA is a global company with offices and factories on five continents. With about 2,800 staff of over 50 nationalities, the company provides technologies and services to most nations worldwide.