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!

📝Project scope

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.

🛠Tech stack

Bazel, Starlark, Python

🚵‍♂️Project Challenges

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.

🤝Team

2 developer advocate/experts.

Open positions in this project

• Build System Engineer (Senior)

• Bazel Engineer (Expert)

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