Build & Release Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)
Applied Intuition2 months ago
Base Salary
$90k - $115k/yr
Responsibilities
- Execute release cuts from Git repositories across multiple product lines and branches.
- Manage dependency and firmware version uprevs with upstream teams.
- Own release branching, tagging, and versioning strategies.
- Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, testing, orchestration, and deployment.
- Automate build infrastructure, troubleshoot pipeline failures, and enforce pipeline quality gates.
- Manage artifact versioning, signing, storage, provenance, traceability, and cross-environment promotion.
- Administer and optimize artifact repositories.
- Develop and maintain the internal Release Management portal, including UI, backend services, and external integrations.
- Integrate the portal with CI/CD systems, artifact repositories, and downstream release workflows.
- Coordinate with Program Validation, TPMs, and domain teams on release gates, timing, risks, blockers, and sign-off.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, with graduation by December 2026.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience and strong coding ability in at least one modern language.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong Git experience, including branching, tagging, and release workflows.
- Experience with artifact management systems such as JFrog Artifactory or Nexus.
- Experience designing, building, or maintaining internal tools or portals.
- Strong troubleshooting skills across build, dependency, and release issues.
- Front-end development experience with React or TypeScript is preferred.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, or GCP is preferred.
- Experience with embedded or automotive release processes and monitoring or observability tools is preferred.
- Experience with Jira, Polarion, or similar issue-tracking tools is preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time employees are expected to work primarily from the Applied Intuition office 5 days per week, with occasional remote-work flexibility.
- The company provides an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience with reasonable accommodations available for applicants with disabilities or medical conditions.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureBuildkiteDockerGitGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaJavaScriptJenkinsKibanaKubernetesPythonReactSplunkTypeScript
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About Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds software tools, infrastructure, and operating systems for developing, testing, and deploying autonomous and driver-assistance systems across automotive, trucking, defense, construction, mining, and agriculture. It sells enterprise software and services including simulation, sensor data management, HD mapping, and a vehicle OS to OEMs and government customers. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it counts 18 of the top 20 global automakers and the U.S. military among its users.