Build System Engineer (Senior)
We are #VLteam – tech enthusiasts constantly striving for growth. The team is our foundation, that’s why we care the most about the friendly atmosphere, a lot of self-development opportunities and good working conditions. Trust and autonomy are two essential qualities that drive our performance. We simply believe in the idea of “measuring outcomes, not hours”. Join us & see for yourself!
About the role
This role is focused on a mixture of consult and dev-rel work around Bazel. This means a mix of:
– doing Bazel migration
– promoting Bazel and our expertise through conferences, meetups, blog posts, and Social Media
– developing open source and internal solutions focused on Bazel
– pre-sales and consultancy work
– training and mentoring developers on Bazel
This role usually is connected with part-time work within other projects related to Bazel.
Bazel, Starlark, Python
This position requires exceptional skills in multitasking. It requires a willingness to public speaking, write articles, and activity within Social Media or discussion forums (e.g., Bazel Slack). It requires a lot of initiative and creativity.
2 developer advocate/experts.
Our team collaborates with a leading vendor of Caching and Remote Build Execution (RBE) solutions for Bazel and other build tools, providing services related to Bazel and build automation. We’re actively involved in open-source and research initiatives, exploring topics such as alternative rules for TypeScript and Gazelle-like solutions for C++. Training and learning Bazel are essential parts of the role.
Bazel, Starlark, Golang, C++, Typescript and more
– R&D around various tooling within Bazel ecosystem
– Solving various problems from different technologies stack that changes often, requires high flexibility
– integrating with customers and providing world-class services.
Currently a team of 2, expanding to 3+ with the support of a project manager.
We collaborate with the Professional Services team, as well as Customer Success and Development teams from our partner, with team members distributed across the EU and the USA.
What we expect in general
- 5+ years of experience in backend, devops, or platform engineering
- Experience in developing solutions around building tools, maintaining CI/CD, and other aspects of software development lifecycle
- Practical knowledge of Bazel or at least one other build tool
- Candidate should know JVM ecosystem
- Communication skills and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- Ability to work as a part of a team
- Pro-active approach to problem-solving, without hesitation in reaching out for help
- We don’t require specific technologies (other then JVM tools/languages), but we value interest in build tools and developer productivity
- Being self-driven and self-managing tasks
A few perks of being with us








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