Senior Build Engineer

Ford • Palo Alto, CA

5h • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Yocto build systems.
• 5+ years of experience with CMake.
• 2+ years of experience with Bazel.
• 2+ years of development experience with C/C++.
• Knowledge of C/C++ compiler toolchains and cross-compilation.
• Expert-level understanding of Git and version control strategies.
• Scripting experience in Python and Bash.
• Experience with containerization technologies and tools: Docker, Podman, and Buildah.
• Implementation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI.
• Strong knowledge of Linux internals.
• Understanding of build security practices and artifact signing.
• Experience with build performance optimization and metrics collection.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science or other STEM focus areas with prior experience as an embedded software developer.
• Experience with AOSP build system.
• Experience with Android repo tools.
• Experience with embedded systems development and multiple target architectures.
• Programming experience in Rust and Rust toolchains.
• Experience with additional build systems like Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Knowledge of automotive industry standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for build systems.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements for embedded systems.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning and security tooling.
• Knowledge of branching strategies and release management processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for build system enhancements.
• Drive architectural decisions for build system improvements.
• Design and implement solutions to improve build reproducibility, reliability and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain build automation tools and scripts.
• Manage and maintain build infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Implement and maintain build security practices, including artifact signing and vulnerability scanning.
• Ensure compliance with automotive industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Document build processes, configurations, and architectural decisions.
• Provide support for build-related issues and incidents.
• Conduct regular reviews of build system architecture and recommend enhancements.
• Establish and maintain build metrics and KPIs.
• Optimize build performance and implement monitoring and alerting systems.
• Manage relationships with third-party vendors and oversee code integration processes.
• Drive adoption of best practices across development teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior