Build and Tools Engineer II

Ocient Inc. • Only, TN

3h • $125,000 - $165,000 • Remote

About The Position

Ocient is hiring a Software Engineer II to join the Tools & Developer Platform team to own and evolve our Bazel-based build system and Buildfarm remote-execution infrastructure while contributing broadly to developer tooling and automation.

Requirements

• Demonstrated growth mindset and ability to learn new languages and systems rapidly.
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 2+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Strong systems thinking and software fundamentals.
• Comfortable working in Linux, with shell tooling, debugging tools, and CI systems.
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

Nice To Haves

• Practical Bazel experience (including experience with custom rules/toolchains).
• Experience operating or tuning a Remote Execution API–based distributed build system (Buildfarm or similar).
• Familiarity with CI integration and test infrastructure.
• Strong automation skills in Python.
• Experience configuring and using C++ compilers (gcc, clang), Maven, and/or pnpm.

Responsibilities

• Own Bazel build configurations, custom rules, and language toolchains for C++, Java, Python, and TypeScript.
• Operate and harden the Buildfarm remote-execution service: monitoring, incident response, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Build automation and services (primarily using Python) to integrate Bazel with CI and developer workflows.
• Maintain developer and test tooling (Github Actions workflows and runners, development environments) and the automation that keeps them reproducible.
• Produce documentation for future maintainers and concise runbooks for developers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees