Staff Bazel Engineer, Apptronik

• Deep expertise and a proven track record of architecting, implementing and maintaining Bazel build systems at scale in production environments
• Mastery of build systems, dependency management, and CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling with the ability to define the long-term strategic vision for the build infrastructure
• Extensive experience designing, developing and maintaining complex Starlark rules, macros and toolchains to support diverse language ecosystems
• Proficiency in one or more core programming languages (e.g., C++, Python, Go, Java)
• Demonstrated ability to drive significant improvements in the build and test performance, reliability and developer efficiency across a large, multi- platform codebase
• Exceptional troubleshooting and diagnostic skills to solve the most challenging and non-obvious issues within complex, distributed build environments
• Strong technical leadership and influence skills, capable of driving alignment and adoption of best practices across multiple cross-functional engineering teams and actively mentoring junior and senior engineers
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• At least 8+ years of experience in software engineering, build systems, or developer infrastructure, including hands-on experience with Bazel
• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate

Desirable

• We are looking for a Staff Bazel Engineer to build and scale the systems that power how our software is built, tested, and delivered
• Our robotics platform spans multiple languages, platforms, and hardware targets. In this role, you will own and evolve our Bazel-based build infrastructure, enabling fast, reliable, and reproducible builds across a complex system
• You’ll partner closely with software, platform, and robotics teams to ensure our build systems keep pace with rapid development and real-world deployment
• Own and evolve the Bazel build system across a multi-language robotics codebase
• Design and implement scalable build infrastructure, including remote caching and remote execution
• Develop and maintain Starlark rules, macros, and toolchains
• Optimize build and test performance across local development and CI environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve build failures, flaky tests, and dependency issues
• Improve developer workflows both locally and on hardware to reduce friction in build and integration processes
• Partner with engineering teams to onboard services and components to Bazel
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines to ensure reliable and efficient releases
• Establish and promote best practices for hermetic and reproducible builds
• Collaborate and mentor other engineers on the team