Staff Software Applications Engineer - Salem, NH/Raleigh, NC (10328)

Extreme Networks • Salem, NH

1d • $120,000 - $140,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a critical role for our engineering organization. We're seeking a self-driven engineer who takes ownership of CI/CD infrastructure and proactively identifies improvements that accelerate our engineering velocity, balances technical depth with practical business outcomes, stays current with DevOps best practices and emerging technologies, partners with developers to remove build and deployment friction, and builds solutions that scale with the organization's growth. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, a collaborative mindset, excels at documentation, is a persistent problem solver, demonstrates tenacious follow-through, enjoys mentoring junior team members, is detail-oriented, and is comfortable working in a distributed team environment across multiple time zones with strong async communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field required
• 8+ years of total experience with 5+ years of hands-on experience in build and release engineering roles
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale
• Advanced proficiency with Jenkins (Declarative and Scripted Pipelines)
• Hands-on experience with Maven and Gradle with strong scripting knowledge
• Expert-level proficiency in Bash and Groovy
• Strong GitHub experience; proficiency with Git workflows, branching strategies, merge management, and pull request review processes
• AI/ML agent integration in CI/CD workflows
• Experience with GitHub Copilot for code generation and automation scripting
• Familiarity with Claude.ai or similar large language models for documentation and problem-solving
• Hands-on experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes container-based architecture and deployment
• Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, and Helm for deployment automation
• GitOps practices and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Experience with artifact repositories such as Artifactory & Nexus
• Release automation and deployment strategies
• Incident response and build failure triage
• Solid knowledge of Linux environments and command-line operations

Nice To Haves

• Strong Communication: You can clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Collaborative Mindset: You work effectively with development, operations, and product teams across multiple time zones
• Documentation Excellence: You create clear, maintainable documentation for systems and processes
• Problem Solver: You approach challenges with creativity and persistence, diagnosing and resolving complex issues until they are fully resolved
• Tenacious Follow-Through: You demonstrate strong initiative and commitment to seeing issues through to completion
• Mentor & Educator: You enjoy helping junior team members grow and improving team capabilities
• Detail-Oriented: You understand the importance of build system integrity and reliability
• Distributed Team Ready: You're comfortable working in a distributed team environment across multiple time zones with strong async communication skills

Responsibilities

• Takes ownership of CI/CD infrastructure and proactively identifies improvements that accelerate our engineering velocity
• Balances technical depth with practical business outcomes
• Stays current with DevOps best practices and emerging technologies
• Partners with developers to remove build and deployment friction
• Builds solutions that scale with the organization's growth
• Clearly articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Work effectively with development, operations, and product teams across multiple time zones
• Create clear, maintainable documentation for systems and processes
• Approach challenges with creativity and persistence, diagnosing and resolving complex issues until they are fully resolved
• Demonstrate strong initiative and commitment to seeing issues through to completion
• Help junior team members grow and improving team capabilities
• Understand the importance of build system integrity and reliability
• Work in a distributed team environment across multiple time zones with strong async communication skills
• Advanced proficiency with Jenkins (Declarative and Scripted Pipelines)
• Hands-on experience with Maven and Gradle with strong scripting knowledge
• Expert-level proficiency in Bash and Groovy
• Strong GitHub experience; proficiency with Git workflows, branching strategies, merge management, and pull request review processes
• AI/ML agent integration in CI/CD workflows
• Experience with GitHub Copilot for code generation and automation scripting
• Familiarity with Claude.ai or similar large language models for documentation and problem-solving
• Hands-on experience with AWS or other public cloud platforms (Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes container-based architecture and deployment
• Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, and Helm for deployment automation
• GitOps practices and tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Experience with artifact repositories such as Artifactory & Nexus
• Release automation and deployment strategies
• Incident response and build failure triage
• Solid knowledge of Linux environments and command-line operations

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible work schedules and work-from-home opportunities where role permits
• Paid time off, including open time off in eligible markets and statutory leave in all markets
• Paid holidays in accordance with local practice
• Retirement savings programs, including RRSP matching in Canada
• Employee Stock Purchase Program, where eligible
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement, where eligible
• Performance-based bonus

What This Job Offers

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