Senior Staff Software Build Engineer, Central Software
Building the most capable robots in the world requires great software. To build great software and help our teams stay in the flow, we rely on a variety of tools, technologies, and infrastructure. As a Senior Staff Software Build Engineer on the Central Software (CSW) team, you will play a direct role in extending, scaling, optimizing, and maintaining these technologies, empowering our teams to move quickly and build amazing robots.
You’ll make an impact by:
Influencing the build infrastructure technical roadmap to ensure we scale capabilities as our team grows.
Becoming a subject matter expert in Boston Dynamics’ use of Bazel.
Owning end-to-end delivery of new developer tools, spanning implementation, testing, deployment, documentation, and operations.
Root causing and fixing bugs related to build breaks, flakes, and speed regressions.
Participating in our agile development process, coordinating work with others, identifying challenges, and communicating progress regularly.
Exploring opportunities to expand use Agentic workflows to make teams move even faster.
Mentoring and upskilling peers and other contributors across the organization.
To make an impact in this role you’ll bring:
> 5 years experience as a Software Engineer working in cross-platform codebases
Demonstrated knowledge of using Bazel and relevant rulesets to support workflows in large multi-language monorepos
Demonstrated experience with build system optimization, including remote caching, remote execution, and distributed build/test environments.
Expertise defining and managing complex cross-compilation toolchains (e.g., for embedded systems or robotics).
Familiarity with common Bazel-related tooling (e.g., Bazelisk, Buildbarn/BuildStream, remote execution providers).
Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., BuildKite, GitLab) in the context of Bazel's execution model.
Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
Bachelors in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical fields.