Senior Bazel Engineer, Modus Create
Digital product engineering partner for forward-thinking businesses
Job no longer available
Digital product engineering partner for forward-thinking businesses
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To partner with companies building for tomorrow and leading in the digital age.
Role
Who you are
- Senior-level experience in software engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with Bazel and modern build systems
- Experience analyzing and improving large, complex codebases
- Experience migrating legacy build systems to Bazel or improving existing Bazel-based setups
- Strong understanding of build system architecture, scalability, and performance optimization
- Broad exposure to multiple programming languages and platforms
- Experience with developer productivity tooling and CI/CD environments
- Consultant mindset: confident yet humble, principled yet pragmatic
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Comfortable presenting technical solutions clearly to clients
- Ability to collaborate effectively in a fully remote environment
- Daily overlap with US Eastern Time Zone
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
Desirable
- Experience working with large C++ codebases and multiple toolchains (GCC, Clang/LLVM, Visual C++)
- Experience with large Python codebases, ideally with type checking
- TypeScript experience for developer tooling or large-scale frontend/backend systems
- Docker experience containerizing builds and CI environments
- Contributions to open-source build tooling (e.g., rules_haskell, rules_nixpkgs, rules_scala)
- Active participation in the Bazel community
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Bazel Engineer to join our Scalable Builds Group and collaborate with cross-functional teams on build system architecture and consulting for complex codebases
- You will partner directly with client engineering teams to modernize build infrastructure, improve scalability, reliability, and performance, and help shape long-term build system strategy in large, multi-language environments
- Mentoring and coaching clients and teammates from the comfort of home
- Deep diving into complex engineering challenges
- Working on modern build systems at scale
- Sharing knowledge through open source contributions and community engagement
- Continuous learning and growing your expertise in scalable build infrastructure
- Representing Modus while working with some of the world’s most recognized brands
- By joining our team, you’ll be part of a winning squad that plays to each other’s strengths and celebrates every success together
Our take
Modus Create is a digital transformation firm that delivers digital strategy, product development, platform modernization and digital operations services. Essentially, it works with clients to assess and improve their digital transformation roadmaps so they can better optimize operations and enhance revenue.
The company's comprehensive suite of services includes but is not limited to security auditing, agile product development, cloud migration and business process automation. This all-in-one approach is attractive to enterprise clients and enables Modus Create to serve the likes of Toyota, Sephora and Adidas.
With an established presence in the space, its expected that Modus Create will continue its path of success for the foreseeable future. It has earned a number of industry accolades, and so far proved its staying power as a trusted transformation partner.
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Company
Company HQ
Hunter Mill District, Reston, VA
Leadership
Sharon Lynch
(CEO)Prior to joining Modus Create in 2025, Sharon spent nearly 12 years at Slalom as a GM of Slalom Build North America. She was also a Manager at Accenture for nearly 8 years.
Benjamin Robin
(COO & CFO)Prior to joining Modus Create in 2022, Benjamin spent 7 years at Tweag as CFO and GM. He also served as the Head of Finance, Tax & Administration at EDP Renewables France & Belgium, and as a Finance & Accounting Manager at Salt Mobile.
Kevin McClelland
(CGO)Alongside Modus Create, Kevin is a Visiting Lecturer of Marketing/Management at the University of Washington. Previously, he spent nearly 12 years at Slalom, holding various roles, including Executive Lead of Slalom AI.
Jon Allegre
(CCO)Prior to joining Modus Create in 20245, Jon spent nearly 15 years at Slalom. He joined Slalom in 2010 as a Practice Area Director before moving into the Role of Managing Director in 2019, a role he held until leaving the company in 2025.
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