C++ Build and Infrastructure Engineer

Horizon Surgical Systems, Inc.•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$125,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. is seeking a C++ Software Build and Infrastructure Engineer to join their team. This role involves the design, implementation, and maintenance of the development infrastructure end-to-end. The engineer will be responsible for making architectural decisions and carrying them through to implementation. The work is hands-on and primarily on-premise, including racking servers, debugging system issues, wiring networks, and building CI pipelines for safety-critical surgical software. The role supports multiple engineering teams in a fast-paced environment, requiring robust and adaptable infrastructure. Horizon Surgical Systems Inc. is revolutionizing surgical ophthalmology with an AI-driven, imaging-guided surgical robotic system aimed at expanding access to care, enhancing surgeon capabilities, and improving patient outcomes. They value commitment to excellence, passion for creativity and innovation, teamwork, welcoming of critical opinion, and personal accountability.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master degree in science, engineering and math.
Minimum 5 years of work experience managing diverse Build and software infrastructure operations, and tools (e.g., GitLab, GitHub), including C++ software building, source branching, tagging, merging and release management.
Proficiency in Python and bash for automation and tooling
Extensive experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, specifically on self-hosted runner infrastructure
Hands-on experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Chef
Experience with containerization tools like Docker or podman
Experience with build tooling, specifically Make/CMake or Bazel
Experience managing third party C/C++ dependencies with tools like vcpkg or Conan
Familiarity with Linux packaging formats like Debian or snap
Strong Linux system administration skills; comfortable debugging issues at various layers including systemd, networking, filesystems, and process management
Familiarity with networking fundamentals like TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs
Experience with NVIDIA GPU driver installation, configuration, and troubleshooting on Linux
Experience managing on-premise infrastructure: building and maintaining servers, networking hardware, and storage systems
Experience deploying reliable infrastructure in VPCs on AWS using services such as EC2, S3, and IAM
Comfort working in a cross-functional team where you are the primary owner of infrastructure decisions
Experience using AI tools like Claude code, Codex, OpenCode, or Pi

Nice To Haves

Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
Familiarity with the NVIDIA Holoscan SDK or similar GPU-accelerated sensor processing frameworks
Familiarity with security hardening of Linux systems and network infrastructure
Prior experience working under regulatory frameworks like FDA QSR/QMSR, ISO 13485, or IEC 62304, including familiarity with how design control processes and CI/CD pipelines support traceability from requirements through verification

Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions on self-hosted runner infrastructure
Work with containerization tools to build reproducible environments and tooling for developers on various teams
Maintain and improve Cmake based build systems for large C/C++ codebase
Facilitate software releases in a high velocity monorepo with many contributors; coordinate merges, maintain branch health, and manage release candidates
Manage and configure bare-metal servers, networking equipment, and other on-premise infrastructure using system configuration tools like Ansible
Debug complex systems issues across the Linux stack
Set up and maintain reliable cloud services on AWS for company-wide efforts like code coverage reports, software artifact storage, etc.
Support regulatory compliance efforts by maintaining traceability in all levels of your work; audit trails in CI/CD pipelines and documenting infrastructure processes consistent with QMS requirements