Build and Release Engineer (DevOps)
northwoodspace1 day ago
Torrance, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$130k - $197k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own reproducible build systems, caching, build times, and cross-platform targets for cloud services, embedded firmware, and FPGA gateware.
- Design and maintain reusable GitLab CI templates and pipeline components while reducing build flakiness and cycle time.
- Build reproducible developer environments and support engineers with build and pipeline issues.
- Implement release automation and promotion from development through staging to production, including artifact signing and supply-chain checks.
- Instrument build and CI systems, publish developer productivity metrics, and use the results to prioritize tooling improvements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in build engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, developer productivity, or platform engineering.
- Hands-on ownership of CI pipelines such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Buildkite, or similar for a multi-team codebase.
- Proficiency in Python and shell scripting, with the ability to read and build Rust or C/C++ projects.
- Solid understanding of containers, Linux, and Git workflows.
- Demonstrated ability to diagnose and fix slow or unreliable builds.
- Preferred: production experience with Nix, OCI, hermetic build systems, remote build caching, distributed builds, cross-compilation, embedded or FPGA toolchains, software supply-chain security tooling, SAST, DAST, SBOMs, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, GitOps, and regulated environments such as CMMC or NIST 800-171.
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodation is available for employment applications and interviews.
- Employment is subject to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR eligibility requirements.
About northwoodspace
Northwood Space builds and operates a global network of phased-array ground stations that provide real-time, reliable links to satellites. It serves government and commercial satellite operators supporting national security, connectivity, and disaster response missions, offering ground-network capacity as a service with a vertically integrated hardware and software stack. The privately held company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and focuses on international markets alongside U.S. government and allied space customers.