Sr. Software Engineer - Build and Release

Intuitive•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

This role reports to the DV5 Software Release Manager and works collaboratively with a cross-functional team to implement software and processes for build and release, continuous integration, and developer productivity. The engineer should possess excellent problem-solving skills and interpersonal abilities to drive releases forward by creating solutions and building consensus. The engineer should be very comfortable writing code in C++, Python, managing branches with Git, and taking ownership of large, complex projects to support software development goals.

Requirements

Experience with software build and release processes
Significant experience in software development with C/C++ and Python
Experience troubleshooting complex systems in a software, manufacturing or systems engineering role
Great communication and analytical skills
Hands on experience with Linux
Experience with creating high-quality technical documentation
Experience managing branches and releases with Git

Nice To Haves

Experience building infrastructure as code with Nix or Ansible
Experience developing thread safe embedded C++ applications
Experience designing software products in an FDA or other regulated industry
Realtime operating system experience, such as QNX

Responsibilities

Drive new build and release initiatives, including improvements to the build system, continuous integration, developer productivity, and code quality
Provide expert Bazel build system support to platform and application software teams across multiple product lines
Develop tools and processes to efficiently support code sharing in a large monorepo
Support integration of AI tools and automation in the areas of software development, issue tracking, release management, and documentation
Identify and resolve bottlenecks to software development
Collaborate on development of Groovy CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins