Senior Software Build & Release Engineer

Voyager Technologies • Pittsburgh, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Software Build & Release Engineer for Voyager Lunar Systems owns automation of software builds, versioning, deployment, and delivery for the lunar lander program. The role reports to the Software & Controls Manager and is part of the Software & Controls Department in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is onsite.

The engineer owns end-to-end release engineering for flight and ground software, including pipeline architecture and final software package generation. They design and evolve the branching and release strategy, maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines, integrate test campaigns into releases, and deploy and operate on-premises engineering infrastructure. The role also owns Linux-based spacecraft flat-sat platforms, collaborates with test engineers on Python tooling and custom Docker containers, and sets build, test, and release standards across software teams.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of DevOps, build, or release engineering experience supporting robotics, spacecraft, embedded, or other mission-critical systems.
• Hands-on ownership of GitLab CI/CD, including pipelines, runners, package registry, and releases.
• Strong Python skills for pipeline automation, release tooling, scripting, and pytest-based test frameworks.
• Experience with Bazel, particularly for multi-language C++/Python builds, remote caching, or migrating projects from Make/CMake.
• Experience with Docker and Make/CMake build systems.
• A track record of designing or significantly shaping branching and release strategies, such as GitFlow, release branches, semantic versioning, and promotion gates.
• Solid Linux administration experience, including deploying and maintaining self-hosted engineering services.
• Comfort serving as the primary or sole infrastructure owner, responsible for architecture and hands-on implementation.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR.

Nice To Haves

• Working proficiency in C++, particularly around build, test, and packaging.
• Experience running simulation or compute workloads on HPC clusters using Slurm.
• Experience with container registries and object storage such as Harbor and MinIO.
• Prior work in ITAR/CUI-controlled environments.
• Informal technical leadership experience, such as mentoring engineers or driving cross-team adoption of tooling and process.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end release engineering for flight and ground software, from pipeline architecture through final software package generation.
• Design and evolve branching and release strategies, including release branches, automated semantic versioning, and promotion gates for alpha builds, release candidates, and releases.
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines to compile, test, version, publish, and deploy software.
• Triage and resolve infrastructure-related failures and regressions.
• Integrate automated and manual test campaigns into the release process and ensure builds have clear, auditable test records.
• Deploy and operate on-premises engineering services, including GitLab and GitLab Runners, Slurm HPC clusters, Jira, Confluence, Harbor, and MinIO.
• Own Linux-based spacecraft flat-sat platforms.
• Work with test engineers to build Python tooling and custom Docker containers for automated deployment and testing.
• Set engineering standards for build, test, and release practices across software teams.

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO).
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with access to more than 12,700 nationwide options, plus free on-demand workout videos before enrollment.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%.
• Company wellness programs supporting physical and mental well-being.
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.
• Opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed