Senior DevOps Engineer (Bazel)

ThoughtSpot is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Build and Infrastructure team. In this senior-level role, you will leverage deep expertise in Bazel build systems, infrastructure engineering, CI/CD, and automation tooling to enhance our development workflows and infrastructure reliability. You will play a pivotal role in optimizing build performance, improving developer productivity, and maintaining high security and compliance standards across the entire development lifecycle.

What you'll be doing:

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly performant Bazel-based build systems for large-scale, polyglot codebases.

• Define and enforce best practices for Bazel builds, including WORKSPACE/BUILD file structure, caching strategies, remote execution, and dependency management.

• Lead strategic initiatives to migrate existing build systems to Bazel and optimize build times through incremental builds, parallelism, and artifact caching.

• Design and implement cutting-edge Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) frameworks tailored specifically to support ThoughtSpot’s microservices architecture.

• Proactively diagnose and troubleshoot build failures, flaky tests, and dependency issues in distributed build environments.

• Collaborate with engineering teams to align build and infrastructure improvements with business goals, ensuring fast, reliable, and secure delivery.

• Evaluate and implement cutting-edge build and automation tools to continuously improve developer experience and delivery velocity.

• Participate in on-call rotation to provide timely response, troubleshooting, and resolution of critical issues.

• Mentor engineers on Bazel best practices, performance tuning, and build tooling integration.

What you bring (plus a huge desire to build and scale!):

• Extensive experience managing and optimizing distributed Bazel build systems (remote caching, remote execution, custom Bazel rules).

• Proven track record of managing and migrating large monorepos or multi-repo setups to Bazel from legacy build tools.

• Strong understanding of build graph optimization, hermetic builds, and reproducibility in CI/CD pipelines.

• In-depth knowledge of Operating Systems internals, networking fundamentals, and advanced debugging in distributed environments.

• Strong programming/scripting skills in Python, Bash, Groovy, or Golang, with experience integrating build tools and REST APIs.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP also considered) in hybrid cloud setups.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or similar.

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, able to drive technical discussions across cross-functional teams.

Required skills/qualifications

• Minimum 5years of relevant experience in the IT industry,

• Must have experience working with geographically distributed teams and infrastructure, preferably in a high release velocity/startup environment.

• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings.

What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?

ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-powered analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you’re excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that’s right for you.

ThoughtSpot for All

Building a diverse and inclusive team isn't just the right thing to do for our people, it's the right thing to do for our business. We know we can’t solve complex data problems with a single perspective. It takes many voices, experiences, and areas of expertise to deliver the innovative solutions our customers need. At ThoughtSpot, we continually celebrate the diverse communities that individuals cultivate to empower every Spotter to bring their whole authentic self to work. We’re committed to being real and continuously learning when it comes to equality, equity, and creating space for underrepresented groups to thrive. Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.