Build & Release Engineer

Overwatch Imaging•Hood River, OR

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Overwatch is seeking a Build & Release Engineer to own and evolve how we build, package, and deploy our C++ based software across Jetson-based edge systems and x86 environments while ensuring that builds are fast, reliable, and reproducible, and that deployments work consistently in real-world and air-gapped environments.

Requirements

B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years of experience in C++ build systems, build/release engineering, or similar roles.
Experience working in Linux-based development environments.
Build system design, structure, and performance optimization.
Dependency management and packaging systems.
CI/build infrastructure in multi-architecture environments (x86 + ARM).

Nice To Haves

Jetson or other ARM-based systems
Cross-compilation environments
Offline or air-gapped deployments
Mixed-langage builds (C++, CUDA, Rust, Python)
Deployment of machine learning models to TensorRT environments
Offline or air-gapped deployment, installer systems, and upgrade/migration workflows

Responsibilities

Continuously improve the C++ build ecosystem, including improving the structure and evolution of our CMake based build system, build performance, modularity, and long-term maintainability.
Ensure the build system scales with codebase complexity and remains understandable to the team.
Drive consistency across C++, Python, and emerging Rust components.
Establish reliable, reproducible approaches to dependency management and packaging.
Ensure consistency across development, CI, and deployed systems.
Improve how build artifacts are versioned, distributed, and consumed.
Own the reliability and scalability of build and CI systems across x86 and ARM (Jetson) environments.
Improve infrastructure consistency and maintainability.
Reduce instability and flakiness in builds and test execution.
Improve visibility into build health, failures, and performance.
Ensure issues are diagnosable and actionable.
Enable engineers to trust the build and release system.