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Gigster · 1 month ago

Build & Release Support Engineer | CI/CD

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

Virtasant is a remote-first organization focused on meaningful work and real impact. The Build & Release Support Engineer provides high-impact technical support for the customer’s build, release, and CI/CD systems, ensuring developers can deliver reliably and at high velocity.

AnalyticsAppsSaaSSoftware

Diversity & Inclusion

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage Slack threads and tickets (roughly 50/50)

Triage build failures, broken pipelines, dependency issues, and configuration errors

Provide fast, accurate context before escalating

Handle multiple interactions in parallel without losing track

Diagnose complex build, packaging, or artifact problems independently

Investigate issues involving Maven builds, Java compilation, Docker images, Artifactory repos, Jenkins jobs, and Spinnaker pipelines

Provide structured guidance throughout incidents

Complete a thorough analysis before escalating

Gather all required details upfront to reduce back-and-forth

Produce clean, high-quality escalation tickets that downstream teams can act on immediately

Maintain and refine FAQs and internal documentation

Create problem–solution one-pagers for recurring issues

Document newly solved problems instinctively and thoroughly

Qualification

CI/CD tooling expertiseGit proficiencyBuild & Release engineeringMavenJava toolingScripting (Python/Bash)Container knowledgeUnix command-line proficiencyLinux command-line proficiencyTroubleshooting abilitySDLC understandingSoftware supply chainComfort supporting Artifact repositoriesSpinnakerMonitoring tools experiencePrior SRE experienceClear communication

Required

Git proficiency

CI/CD tooling expertise (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.)

Build & Release engineering fundamentals

Maven and Java build tooling

Understanding of software supply chain lifecycle

Comfort supporting Artifact repositories (Artifactory, Nexus, etc.)

Experience with Spinnaker or similar deployment orchestration

Strong troubleshooting ability

Clear written and spoken communication

SDLC understanding

Unix command-line proficiency

Linux command-line proficiency

Scripting (Python/Bash)

Container knowledge (Docker/Kubernetes)

2–5 years in Build/Release Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or software development

Strong troubleshooting skills

Clear communication skills

Strong linux skills, scripting, Git, and containers

Solid Linux/Unix experience

Experience with build tools (Maven/Gradle), containers, and artifact management systems

Preferred

Monitoring tools (Prometheus/Grafana)

Prior SRE experience

Company

Gigster

Glassdoor3.6

Gigster is the first team intelligence engine, enabling software development teams to achieve 30% higher efficiency.

Founded in 2013

Austin, Texas, USA

11-50 employees

https://gigster.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Gigster has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$32.62M

Key Investors

RedpointAndreessen Horowitz

2024-03-26Acquired

2017-08-29Series B· $20M

2015-12-07Series A· $10M

Leadership Team

Andy Tryba

CEO

Cory Hymel

Head of Academic Partnerships

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