Senior CI/CD & Build Systems Engineer

Third Wave Automation • Union City, CA

44d • $125,000 - $205,000

About The Position

Third Wave Automation is looking for a Senior CI/CD & Build Systems Engineer to help us build and maintain the core development workflows for our autonomous forklifts. This is a high-impact individual contributor role focused on creating and optimizing our build pipelines, ensuring fast iteration cycles and a reliable continuous integration environment. You will be the resident expert on our Bazel build system and lead efforts to streamline our development and testing processes for a large-scale, multi-language codebase.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a senior individual contributor capacity.
• Deep expertise in C++ and Python, with strong systems design and debugging skills.
• Strong proficiency with the Bazel build system in large, polyglot repositories.
• Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, particularly with platforms like Buildkite.
• Experience with ROS or similar robotics middleware.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive technical outcomes across teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other real-time/safety-critical systems.
• Contributions to open-source infrastructure or build tooling projects.

Responsibilities

• Own the Bazel Build System: Lead, architect, and optimize our Bazel build system to support large-scale, multi-language codebases with fast iteration cycles.
• Design and Implement CI/CD Pipelines: Design and build our CI/CD pipelines in Buildkite, from initial code commit to deployment, ensuring a robust and efficient development workflow.
• Drive Performance-Critical Development: Architect and implement core infrastructure components in C++ and Python for autonomous vehicle systems, with a focus on buildability and testing.
• Improve Test and Build Reliability: Troubleshoot complex build and test failures, ensuring our CI/CD system provides reliable and fast feedback to engineering teams.
• Collaborate and Lead: Work closely with autonomy, perception, and infrastructure teams to integrate and operationalize robotics software, and mentor other engineers on best practices for build and CI/CD.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, and a 401k matching program, to boot!
• Flexible working schedule. Be productive when you work best.
• We love to learn from one another, and see the cool stuff everyone is working on!
• Lunch is provided every day, and dinner for those evenings that run long.
• Donuts are a main food group, and the snack shelf is always stocked with a wide variety of items.
• One of the best parts of working here!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 51-100 employees