Responsibilities
- Define and own the long-term technical roadmap for the C++ build platform, aligning infrastructure investments with software program timelines and organizational growth
- Architect scalable build infrastructure — including remote caching, remote execution, and cross-compilation for x86, ARM, and Jetson targets — and drive strategic technology decisions through RFCs that gain cross-team alignment
- Set the standards for hermetic, reproducible builds and artifact provenance that become the engineering-wide default
- Own high-performance build environments and the end-to-end artifact lifecycle — from build output through packaging, versioning, and delivery to physical robots
- Architect and optimize CI/CD pipelines at scale; instrument build health metrics and establish SLOs for build performance, CI reliability, and developer iteration speed
- Manage the C++ dependency ecosystem, balancing developer flexibility with reproducibility and long-term maintainability
- Partner with engineering leadership to shape the developer productivity roadmap and advocate for sustained investment in platform infrastructure
- Drive cross-team initiatives to consolidate fragmented build patterns, eliminate toil, and resolve systemic productivity problems that span team boundaries
- Mentor engineers across the organization on build best practices, acting as the go-to technical authority for build systems and developer infrastructure
- Serve as the escalation point for complex, cross-domain issues spanning application code, build systems, containerization, and infrastructure
Requirements
- Deep expertise with C/C++ and its build ecosystem (e.g., CMake, Bazel, Meson), with the ability to reason about toolchains, linkers, compilers, and build behavior at a systems level
- Proven ability to architect and operate build infrastructure at scale, including CI/CD pipelines, caching systems, and cross-compilation environments
- Strong command of the Linux operating system — including internals, networking, file systems, permissions, and resource management
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (Python, Bash) with an emphasis on building maintainable, production-grade tooling
- Demonstrated experience driving technical strategy beyond your immediate team — through design docs, RFCs, or technical proposals that influenced engineering-wide decisions
- Track record of identifying and solving ambiguous, org-wide technical problems that no single team owns
- Excellent communication skills — ability to translate complex build and infrastructure concepts for diverse audiences and advocate for platform investment to leadership
- Solid understanding of core networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience in a DevOps, Software Engineering, or Build/Release Engineering role
- A proven track record of supporting software development teams by building and maintaining reliable infrastructure and effective tooling
