Ford Pro · 3 days ago
Staff Build Engineer
3251 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expFord Pro is focused on delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. The Staff Build Engineer will collaborate with stakeholders to enhance build systems, drive architectural decisions, and ensure compliance with industry standards while providing technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members.
AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware
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
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 Pro
Ford Pro is a productivity accelerator designed to drive the business forward, delivering solutions to commercial customers of all sizes.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Frick
Interim Head
Recent News
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