Build and Release Engineer (DevOps)

Responsibilities

• Own reproducible build systems, caching, build times, and cross-platform targets for cloud services, embedded firmware, and FPGA gateware.
• Design and maintain reusable GitLab CI templates and pipeline components while reducing build flakiness and cycle time.
• Build reproducible developer environments and support engineers with build and pipeline issues.
• Implement release automation and promotion from development through staging to production, including artifact signing and supply-chain checks.
• Instrument build and CI systems, publish developer productivity metrics, and use the results to prioritize tooling improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in build engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, developer productivity, or platform engineering.
• Hands-on ownership of CI pipelines such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Buildkite, or similar for a multi-team codebase.
• Proficiency in Python and shell scripting, with the ability to read and build Rust or C/C++ projects.
• Solid understanding of containers, Linux, and Git workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and fix slow or unreliable builds.
• Preferred: production experience with Nix, OCI, hermetic build systems, remote build caching, distributed builds, cross-compilation, embedded or FPGA toolchains, software supply-chain security tooling, SAST, DAST, SBOMs, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitOps, and regulated environments such as CMMC or NIST 800-171.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodation is available for employment applications and interviews.
• Employment is subject to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR eligibility requirements.