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Ford Motor Company · 1 week ago

Staff Build Engineer

Ford Motor Company is focused on delivering a fully electric transportation future through its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. The Staff Build Engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to enhance build systems, drive architectural decisions, and implement solutions to improve build reliability and efficiency.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
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Responsibilities

Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for build system enhancements
Drive architectural decisions for build system improvements
Design and implement solutions to improve build reproducibility, reliability and efficiency
Develop and maintain build automation tools and scripts
Manage and maintain build infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance
Implement and maintain build security practices, including artifact signing and vulnerability scanning
Ensure compliance with automotive industry standards and regulatory requirements
Document build processes, configurations, and architectural decisions
Provide support for build-related issues and incidents
Conduct regular reviews of build system architecture and recommend enhancements
Establish and maintain build metrics and KPIs
Optimize build performance and implement monitoring and alerting systems
Manage relationships with third-party vendors and oversee code integration processes
Drive adoption of best practices across development teams
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members

Qualification

Yocto build systemsCMakeGitLinux internalsC/C++ developmentBazelPython scriptingDockerCI/CD pipelinesBuild performance optimizationBuild security practicesArtifact signingMentoring

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional experience
5+ years of experience with Yocto build systems
5+ years of experience with CMake
2+ years of experience with Bazel
2+ years of development experience with C/C++
Knowledge of C/C++ compiler toolchains and cross-compilation
Expert-level understanding of Git and version control strategies
Scripting experience in Python and Bash
Experience with containerization technologies and tools: Docker, Podman, and Buildah
Implementation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI
Strong knowledge of Linux internals
Understanding of build security practices and artifact signing
Experience with build performance optimization and metrics collection

Preferred

Master's degree in Computer Science or other STEM focus areas with prior experience as an embedded software developer
Experience with AOSP build system
Experience with Android repo tools
Experience with embedded systems development and multiple target architectures
Programming experience in Rust and Rust toolchains
Experience with additional build systems like Jenkins or TeamCity
Knowledge of automotive industry standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE)
Experience with monitoring and observability tools for build systems
Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements for embedded systems
Experience with vulnerability scanning and security tooling
Knowledge of branching strategies and release management processes

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Company

Ford Motor Company

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H1B Sponsorship

Ford Motor Company 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)
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2024 (810)
2023 (662)
2022 (970)
2021 (630)
2020 (364)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$16.23B
Key Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B

Leadership Team

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James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
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Efrat Barit
COO
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