Build and Release Engineer (DevOps)

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Build and Release Engineer (DevOps) in USA

northwoodspace
Full time
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USA
10/21/2026
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Torrance, CA

Responsibilities

Own reproducible build systems, caching, build times, and cross-platform targets for cloud services, embedded firmware, and FPGA gateware.
Design and maintain reusable GitLab CI templates and pipeline components while reducing build flakiness and cycle time.
Build reproducible developer environments and support engineers with build and pipeline issues.
Implement release automation and promotion from development through staging to production, including artifact signing and supply-chain checks.
Instrument build and CI systems, publish developer productivity metrics, and use the results to prioritize tooling improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
At least 3 years of experience in build engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, developer productivity, or platform engineering.
Hands-on ownership of CI pipelines such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Buildkite, or similar for a multi-team codebase.
Proficiency in Python and shell scripting, with the ability to read and build Rust or C/C++ projects.
Solid understanding of containers, Linux, and Git workflows.
Demonstrated ability to diagnose and fix slow or unreliable builds.
Preferred: production experience with Nix, OCI, hermetic build systems, remote build caching, distributed builds, cross-compilation, embedded or FPGA toolchains, software supply-chain security tooling, SAST, DAST, SBOMs, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitOps, and regulated environments such as CMMC or NIST 800-171.

Benefits

Reasonable accommodation is available for employment applications and interviews.
Employment is subject to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR eligibility requirements.

Salary: $130k - $197k/yr

northwoodspace

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