Tooling Engineer

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Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In-Office
150K-250K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Deploys, maintains, and scales GitLab-centered engineering platforms and tooling. Designs complex CI/CD pipelines for container, Helm, RPM, and cross-platform builds; manages artifact registries; integrates SAST, code quality, vulnerability scanning, automated testing, and security controls. Establishes development standards, branch strategies, commit conventions, code review practices, pre-commit hooks, project scaffolding, signing, and secret management. May also build machine learning specialization pipelines.
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Your Impact

Join a small team building the next generation of cybersecurity products from the ground up. Led by industry veterans with a proven track record of success - you will get to architect, build, and deliver hugely impactful products with this world class team. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for deploying, maintaining, and scaling the core engineering project management and tooling platforms, primarily centered around GitLab. This includes architecting comprehensive CI/CD pipelines, managing centralized artifact registries, and deploying critical SAST and code quality tooling. You will have the opportunity to establish the foundational development standards and automation frameworks from the ground up to support the rapid delivery of secure products.

Required Experience
  • 5+ years of experience deploying, configuring, and managing GitLab (or similar) in production environments, including stress testing and validating backup and restore procedures

  • Strong expertise in designing and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines, including umbrella pipelines that trigger container builds, Helm packaging, and RPM builds

  • Experience deploying and integrating SAST tools (such as Coverity or Semgrep) and image vulnerability scanning directly into automated pipelines

  • Proficiency in setting up and managing artifact registries, including container registries, Helm chart repositories, and RPM repositories

  • Experience establishing development environment standards, including branch strategies, conventional commits, code review standards, and pre-commit hooks

  • Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines for cross-compilation (Windows, Linux, macOS) and project scaffolding, such as Rust workspaces

  • Familiarity with integrating test automation, such as configuring QEMU/KVM boot testing within CI pipelines

  • Experience with build signing and secret management (e.g., Vault integration, Microsoft ELAM/PPL registration) is a plus

  • Experience building ML specialization pipelines (model distillation, pruning, or quantization) is a plus

 

We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. The expected salary range for this position is $150,000 – $250,000 per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined based on job-related factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Most candidates can expect an offer within the range listed above. Your recruiter will provide additional details on compensation and benefits to qualified candidates during the hiring process.

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years deploying, configuring, and managing GitLab or similar platforms in production, including stress testing and backup and restore validation
  • Expertise designing and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines, including pipelines for container builds, Helm packaging, and RPM builds
  • Experience deploying and integrating SAST tools such as Coverity or Semgrep and image vulnerability scanning into automated pipelines
  • Proficiency setting up and managing artifact registries, including container, Helm chart, and RPM repositories
  • Experience establishing development environment standards, including branch strategies, conventional commits, code review standards, and pre-commit hooks
  • Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines for Windows, Linux, and macOS cross-compilation and project scaffolding such as Rust workspaces
  • Familiarity with integrating test automation, including QEMU/KVM boot testing within CI pipelines
  • Experience with build signing and secret management, including Vault integration or Microsoft ELAM/PPL registration
  • Experience building machine learning specialization pipelines involving model distillation, pruning, or quantization
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The Company
32 Employees
Year Founded: 2026

What We Do

Cylake is developing a complete, AI-native, data-driven cybersecurity platform for regulated organizations that require operational and data sovereignty. Designed to run on-premises or in private clouds, its system combines hardware and software to provide end-to-end protection. The platform analyzes an organization’s data and operations, delivering deep visibility and agentic security without relying on public cloud or public AI infrastructure for sensitive environments.

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