Software Engineer, Dev Productivity

HeyGen•Los Angeles, CA

5d•$180,000 - $240,000

About The Position

At HeyGen, our mission is to make visual storytelling accessible to all. Over the last decade, visual content has become the preferred method of information creation, consumption, and retention. But the ability to create such content, in particular videos, continues to be costly and challenging to scale. Our ambition is to build technology that equips more people with the power to reach, captivate, and inspire audiences. Learn more at www.heygen.com. Visit our Mission and Culture doc here. As a Software Engineer, Dev Productivity, you’ll work at the intersection of software development, automation, and infrastructure. Your mission is to streamline engineering workflows, optimize CI/CD systems, build and testing infrastructure, and enhance developer tooling to accelerate software delivery.

Requirements

Strong experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Buildkite, or CircleCI.
Experience with build systems (e.g., Bazel, CMake, Make, Gradle).
Experience with python dependency management (e.g. poetry, uv)
Knowledge of containerization and Kubernetes for scalable builds and testing.
Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for improving developer experience.
Proficiency in scripting and automation with Python, Bash, or Go.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with docker image build optimization
Experience with bazel
Experience with GPUs

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain high-performance CI/CD pipelines to improve development speed and reliability.
Develop internal tools and automation to reduce friction in engineering workflows.
Optimize build and test infrastructure for faster feedback loops.
Work closely with engineering teams to identify and eliminate inefficiencies in the development process.
Enhance and monitor developer environments to improve developer experience
Advocate for best practices in software development, version control, and release management.
Drive the adoption of automation and tooling that increase engineering efficiency.