Bazel Engineer (Expert)

VirtusLab is a leading European software consulting and engineering company, home to over 350 EU-based professionals. Our mission is to craft clean code and practical solutions with precision and purpose. We foster a dynamic culture rooted in strong engineering, a sense of ownership, and transparency, empowering our team. As part of the expanding VirtusLab Group, we offer a compelling environment for those seeking to make a substantial impact in the software industry within a forward-thinking organization.

📝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

• Experience in developing solutions around building tools, maintaining CI/CD, and other aspects of SDLC

• While experience with Bazel is important, we’re also open to candidates with a strong background in other build tools and a willingness to learn

• Practical knowledge of at least one build tool other then Bazel is required

• Candidate should know well at least one ecosystem JVM, , Rust, GoLang, TypScript, C++ etc.

• 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

• Being self-driven and self-managing tasks

• Being open to speaking publicly, writing a blog post, and generally interacting with developers is a solid plus, as well as strong multitasking skills. Willingness to mentor and teach other is also welcome