Senior Staff Software Release Engineer (Technical Lead)

Posted 19 Days Ago
Hiring Remotely in USA
Remote
Senior level
Robotics
The Role
As a Senior Staff Software Release Engineer, you will design, implement, and maintain software build and release processes while managing a small team. Your responsibilities include developing automated build systems, managing release pipelines, implementing CI/CD practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling.

About The Role

Our company is experiencing significant growth and is seeking skilled leaders to join our agile, world-class team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the software build and release processes that ensure our products are delivered with the highest quality and efficiency. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, optimize workflows, and manage a small team of engineers, driving best practices in software development and release management.


Duties/Responsibilities:

Build Process Development:

  • Design and maintain automated build systems using Bazel, Github Actions or similar.
  • Ensure reliable and efficient build processes for various platforms and environments.

Release Management:

  • Develop and manage the release pipeline for software products, ensuring timely and successful deployments.
  • Coordinate release schedules with product management and engineering teams.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):

  • Implement and improve CI/CD practices to streamline development workflows and enhance software quality.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quick resolution of issues.

Collaboration:

  • Work closely with developers, QA, DX and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth integration and delivery of software.
  • Act as a liaison between teams to address build and release concerns, promoting a culture of collaboration.

Documentation and Reporting:

  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for build and release processes, configurations, and tools.
  • Provide regular status reports and metrics on build and release activities to stakeholders.

Management:

  • Manage a small tactical team of 3-5 engineers
  • Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, sharing knowledge on best practices and tools.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team.


About You

Experience

  • 8+ years of experience in software build and release engineering or related roles.
  • 2+ years of experience managing a team or 4+ years of being a technical lead
  • Strong experience with build automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Github Actions, CircleCI) and version control systems (e.g., Git).

Technical Skills

  • Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation tasks.
  • Proficient with Kubernetes and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, OCI)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and IaC ( Terraform, CDK, Ansible)
  • Understanding of software development methodologies (Agile, DevOps) and lifecycle processes.
  • Proficient in release management processes, best practices, and technologies, including versioning, tagging, and branching strategies, artifact repositories and registries ( Docker, Artifactory, Sonatype),  packaging / distribution systems (npm, pip, appimage, etc)

Soft Skills

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing requirements.

Bonus Points

  • Experience with firmware development lifecycles and release management
  • Experience with Hybrid deployments (On Prem + Cloud)
  • Experience with Bazel, Nix, Github Actions, Remote Build Systems
  • Experience with Observability platforms (eg Datadog, New Relic, or similar)
  • SOC 2 or related (HIPAA/HITRUST/PCI) Experience


Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job, as this is subject to change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by anyone authorized to give such instructions or assignments. 


Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee routinely is required to sit; talk and hear; use hands to touch, feel, handle, push/pull, and move objects; see details of objects that are less than a few feet away; see differences between colors, shades, and brightness. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and move around the office; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, crawl, reach, and stretch; and see details of objects more than a few feet away.

Benefits 

  • Competitive Compensation Package
  • 100% Company Paid Disability, Life, Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (for AR employees)
  • Employer Matched Retirement Plan
  • Five Weeks of Paid Time Off Annually
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Relocation Assistance (for certain roles)
  • Stock Options (for certain roles)
  • A culture that encourages flexible work schedules
  • A culture that embraces individuality and authenticity

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.


Apply Now: https://grnh.se/b444bbd04us

Top Skills

Bash
Python
The Company
HQ: Tangent, OR
83 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Agility Robotic's legged locomotion expertise is built on a history of academic research and scientific breakthrough. We're here to build robots for good. Robots that help businesses and people thrive.

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