Our Mission
Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.
Overview
The Build Engineer will be an integral member of the team responsible for developing, supporting, and maintaining the build system and continuous integration (CI) processes at the Robotics and AI Institute. This role is critical to the Institute’s success, ensuring that the codebase remains stable and builds are efficient. You will develop, support, and maintain the build system (with a strong focus on tools like Bazel, CMake, and Colcon) and continuous integration processes. The ideal candidate will focus on constructing reproducible builds for rapid iteration, creating maintainable build artifacts, and managing dependencies, all of which are essential for sustained productivity across the Institute.
Responsibilities
This role focuses on build system tooling and software compilation, not infrastructure provisioning or production deployment pipelinesDesign, develop, and maintain a company-wide build system and continuous integration (CI) infrastructure for both internal and external repositories, ensuring reliable and reproducible buildsCollaborate with research and development teams to integrate software and third-party libraries into the build systemDrive release engineering efforts, including packaging, deployment, and version managementMaintain and evolve version control workflows, ensuring efficient branching, merging, and code review processesTroubleshoot and resolve build failures, dependency conflicts, and CI-related issuesImplement and optimize build pipelines for speed, reliability, and scalabilityManage and maintain build artifacts, ensuring they are reproducible, versioned, and easily accessibleDevelop and maintain automated testing frameworks within the CI pipeline to ensure code qualityMonitor, profile, and improve build performance (e.g., incremental build times, cache effectiveness, dependency graph complexity)Provide informal technical leadership within the build, CI, and developer experience domains: sharing best practices, reviewing code, and mentoring junior engineers or researchers who interact with the build system
Qualifications
BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience7+ years of experience in software development. 3+ years of experience in Linux build/release engineeringStrong experience with build automation tools (e.g., Bazel, CMake, Colcon), including deep understanding of compilation pipelines, dependency graphs, and build system performance tuningExperience with modern C++ (C++17 or later) and Python, particularly in the context of building, linking, and packaging large code basesExperience with dependency management tools (e.g., pip, poetry)Knowledge of Debian packaging systems Excellent communication and collaboration skillsStrong documentation practices for build processes and CI/CD pipelinesA collaborative mindset, with interest in mentoring others and supporting team-wide growth in build and CI expertise
Bonus
Experience with GitHub Enterprise, Google Artifact Registry, Artifactory, or other artifact management platforms including artifact versioning, traceability, and reproducibility best practicesHands on experience with ROS/ROS2 in a robotics environmentHands on experience with Bazel and Python dependency managementFamiliarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration, particularly as it relates to managing builds and deployments of complex systemsFamiliarity with cross-compilation and build systems for embedded systems or specialized hardwareBackground in real-time systems, with exposure to deterministic build requirements and RTOS-specific build workflows
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