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XWING is hiring a Senior Build Engineer. As a member of the DevOps team, the Senior Build Engineer ensures developers have a stable, state‑of‑the‑art environment that supports continuous integration and continuous deployment, optimizing the software development, testing, and deployment cycle across the organization.
Key focus areas include Develop and continuously improve automation solutions to enable teams to build and deploy code efficiently and consistently, Provide guidance to development teams to improve performance and operability of the solutions they develop, and Develop or setup tools for monitoring, alerting, logging, and visualization.
Successful candidates bring Bachelor's Degree Or Equivalent Experience, 5+ Years Of Experience In Software Industry, and Advanced Degree And 3+ Years Of Experience. Important skills include Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, CMake, Bazel, Buck, and Ninja. Preferred (not required): Docker, Kubernetes, Mesos, and AWS ECS.
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Senior Build Engineer Job Locations US-CA-Santa Cruz ID 2026-4947 Category Software Type Regular Full-Time Company Overview Imagine a piloted air taxi that takes off vertically, then quietly carries you and your fellow passengers over the congested city streets below, enabling you to spend more time with the people and places that matter most. At Joby, we've been working to make that dream a reality since 2009 and we're now in the final stages of certifying our aircraft wit h the FAA. With plans to launch our aircraft in the US and Dubai, we're now scaling manufacturing and preparing for the launch of our commercial service.
Overview As a member of the DevOps team, you ensure that the developers have a stable and state-of-the art development environment that supports Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI / CD). The team combines the knowledge of our internal infrastructure, development tools, and modern development practices having an immeasurable impact on the effectiveness and productivity of the software development teams. The goal of the DevOps team is to continuously optimize the software development, testing, and deployment cycle. Activities range widely; development tooling configuration, setting up & enhancing continuous Integration pipelines, performance monitoring, maintenance, support, and application life cycle management .
Responsibilities
- Develop and continuously improve automation solutions to enable teams to build and deploy code efficiently and consistently
- Provide guidance to development teams to improve performance and operability of the solutions they develop
- Develop or setup tools for monitoring, alerting, logging, and visualization
- Establish metrics such as key performance indicators of the development process
- Promote DevOps principles and culture across the software engineering organization Required
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills with the ability to effectively identify, analyze, and resolve challenges using various techniques and strategies
- Expertise with one or more build systems such CMake, Bazel, Buck, Ninja, or Meson; CMake preferred
- Expertise writing automation using multiple scripting/programming languages such as C, C++, Python, Ruby, Java, Kotlin, or JavaScript
- Expertise with development on Linux based operating systems
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience; degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field preferred and 5+ years of experience in the software industry. An advanced degree and 3+ years of will also be considered Desired
- Expertise using container and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Mesos, AWS ECS, or Azure Container Instances
- Expertise administering critical services such as any of the services mentioned here, and also GitHub, Artifactory, or Nexus
- Expertise with one or more metrics, monitoring and alerting tools such as Grafana, Cloudwatch, New Relic, Google Cloud Operations, or Splunk
- Expertise with Continuous Integration platforms such as TeamCity, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins
- Expertise managing Cloud Infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code using tools such as Terraform or Ansible
- Familiar with DO-178C, Software Considerations in Airborne Systems and Equipment Certification Additional Information Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $125,600 - $202,800/yr. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with a company match, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.
Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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