HubSpot

Principal Software Engineer, Developer Acceleration (Release Engineering)

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1 month ago
Dublin, IrelandStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Shape the technical direction of HubSpot’s build, test, and deployment systems.
  • Drive architectural decisions across pipeline design, test infrastructure, deployment orchestration, and developer ergonomics.
  • Write production code and lead complex initiatives from concept through rollout.
  • Design and implement AI-powered QA agents that run on every deployment.
  • Identify and eliminate delivery-pipeline bottlenecks while advancing the roadmap toward 500+ deploys per minute.
  • Guide cross-team technical tradeoffs, configuration and change-management practices, design reviews, and technical mentoring.

Requirements

  • Deep experience building and evolving large-scale distributed systems, particularly in CI/CD, build infrastructure, release engineering, or foundational backend platforms.
  • Strong architectural judgment focused on simplicity, clarity, and long-term platform leverage.
  • Experience operating at hyperscaler or platform-provider scale.
  • Track record of owning and delivering complex cross-team initiatives with organization-wide or company-wide impact.
  • Hands-on experience building, debugging, reviewing, and shipping production systems.
  • Ability to quickly enter unfamiliar technical areas and make long-term decisions grounded in first principles.

Benefits

  • Annual cash compensation is listed at $266,200–$425,900 USD, including base salary, eligible on-target commission, and annual bonus targets; some roles may also receive RSUs.
  • HubSpot offers benefits and perks intended to support employee growth.
  • Engineering employees must attend a regional HubSpot office for in-person onboarding, with flexibility for remote or office work afterward.
  • HubSpot supports accommodation requests related to travel limitations or other reasons.

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About HubSpot

10,000+ employees

HubSpot builds a cloud-based CRM platform with marketing automation, sales, customer service, content management, and operations tools for businesses, especially SMBs. It sells freemium and subscription SaaS plans with add-ons and a marketplace of integrations. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the public company (NYSE: HUBS) reports serving more than 250,000 customers globally.

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