Software Engineer (Platform Engineer III - Build & CI Infrastructure)

Software Engineer (Platform Engineer III Build & CI Infrastructure)

Location : New York, NY (Hybrid)

Duration : 6 month

Interview: Virtual round

Note:
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Local only with recent local project

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a T-shaped platform/infrastructure engineer with broad knowledge of CI, build infrastructure, agents, and developer workflows, combined with the ability to go deep technically when troubleshooting complex issues.

You are self-driven, pragmatic, and comfortable taking ownership of ambiguous problems. You can gather context, identify the right stakeholders, drive investigations forward, and communicate progress effectively.

Most importantly, you enjoy helping developers remain productive and turning complex infrastructure into reliable, understandable systems.

Required Skills:

CI/CD, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Bazel, GitHub Enterprise (GHE), Build Systems, CI Agents, Build Troubleshooting, Developer Infrastructure, Monorepos, Production Systems, Incident Troubleshooting

Job Overview

We are seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Build domain, supporting critical developer infrastructure across three large-scale monorepos. This role will focus on systems that developers rely on every day, including GitHub Enterprise (GHE), CI infrastructure and agents, build systems, and the overall CI developer experience .

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with CI/CD and large-scale developer or platform infrastructure. You should be comfortable operating and troubleshooting production systems, investigating complex build failures, managing CI capacity and agents, and coordinating with multiple teams to resolve issues that span organizational ownership boundaries.

This position requires a broad understanding of interconnected infrastructure systems while also being able to dive deeply into technical issues when needed.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD and large-scale developer, platform, or infrastructure systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across interconnected infrastructure environments.
• Experience operating and supporting production systems, not just designing them.
• Experience with build infrastructure and build systems , preferably Bazel .
• Experience working with CI agents/runners and managing CI capacity.
• Familiarity with GitHub Enterprise (GHE) or similar enterprise source-control platforms.
• Ability to investigate build failures and identify root causes.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across multiple engineering teams.
• Ability to work independently in situations where ownership or solutions may not be clearly defined.
• Comfortable working in complex technical environments with a meaningful learning curve.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting large monorepos.
• Experience with Bazel at scale.
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise administration or platform infrastructure.
• Experience troubleshooting CI infrastructure and build agents.
• Background in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, developer productivity, or developer experience.
• Experience coordinating incident resolution across multiple technical teams.