The Role
The Build & Release Engineer will manage build systems for mobile apps, cloud services, and firmware, implementing CI/CD solutions and automation tools.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join Afero and change the world, a gazillion connections at a time!
Our vision is to make all the world's devices really smart and truly secure, through innovation and scale.
Come make it happen!
Afero is the leading PaaS for IoT manufacturers and brands, enabling connected devices to be both smart and secure. Afero built its foundation on security, data privacy, simplicity and ease of use. Today, Afero technology powers millions of devices across more than 1,000 SKUs from 50+ manufacturers, including well known brands like Defiant, Hampton Bay and EcoSmart. Afero has more than 123 patents, one of the largest IoT patent portfolios globally, and was named an 2024 IoT Breakthrough Winner for IoT Security Platform of the Year. Afero is driven by a team of world-class executives and veterans in mobile, hardware, security, consumer and cloud, leveraging experience from Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix, Disney, Roku and Danger. Afero provides a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise while driving product innovation into exciting new ecosystems. To learn more, visit www.afero.io.
Why you’ll want to work with us
For a small team, Afero engineers collectively do a little bit of everything—from cloud applications and infrastructure to mobile development on multiple platforms, to firmware on a wide range of devices, to board-level hardware design and implementation of secure wireless devices. The range of disciplines and experience represented at Afero is broad and deep, and everyone on the team contributes meaningfully to our culture and our growth. If you enjoy deep dives into assorted technology stacks to understand end-to-end system workflows, can adapt past experiences to new solutions, and can communicate technical ideas effectively, Afero is a fantastic opportunity to explore and to expand your expertise.
What we’re looking for
We are looking for an experienced build architect with a track record of learning, creating solutions, and working across domains to build and release software for devices, cloud platforms and mobile apps. We want people with passion to build best in class technology, who will drive the evolution and scale of Afero’s platform. We’re looking for a builder and problem solver who will bring perspective and skills to support our success - someone with enthusiasm for digging into complexity, creating solutions, and driving effectiveness in a collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the build system(s) used for different platforms (mobile app, cloud services, and firmware) by addressing failures and inefficiencies promptly
- Implement developer-facing interfaces to automate manual tasks such as data generation, simulation setup, remote hardware control for automation testing
- Create and maintain documentation for the build system, tools, and interfaces
- Evaluate, design and implement right CI/CD solutions for different platforms by adopting best industry practices
- Continually evaluate and update tools required for efficient build and release process
Required Qualifications
- 12+ years experience with the following:
- Experienced in creating and managing build systems for multi-component, multi-architecture software projects using Java, C, C++, and Python
- Extensive experience with Jenkins for build, test and deployment
- Specific experience releasing complex Flutter, native Android, and/or native iOS apps
- Familiarity with releasing mobile apps to App Store and Google Play Store
- Experience with macOS and toolchain specifics (Xcode, Visual Studio Code, Android Studio, keychain)
- Extensive experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GCP/AWS, Github
- Experience with build automation framework used to create embedded systems firmware
- Familiarity with build tools for embedded RTOS and bare-metal software development
- Experience with creating and managing developer-facing tools such as automating manual developer processes, or otherwise accelerating developer productivity
- Experience with dependency management tools and integration with version control (git)
- Experience handling branch management for multiple product releases
- Experience integrating software testing frameworks into both desktop build systems and CI/CD systems
- Ability to work onsite in Los Altos CA several times per month is required
Preferred Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- Experience managing build, release and SW update process for embedded systems based on RTOS, C and C++ based products shipped in millions of units
- Experience supporting business-wide operations by serving as an administrator for critical third-party services (Atlassian, Google Workspace)
This role is available in California. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Afero is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
Top Skills
Android Studio
AWS
C
C++
Docker
Flutter
GCP
Git
Java
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Python
Visual Studio Code
Xcode
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The Company
What We Do
Finding a secure, simple, and economical way to connect things to the internet is tough. Luckily, that's what the patented Afero technology does like no other. Whether large or tiny, fixed or mobile, the Afero Platform makes it possible to connect things to the internet securely, at speed, and at scale.
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