Senior Software Engineer (Release Engineering)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Release Engineering): Building and optimizing high-performance CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and infrastructure to enable agent-ready deployments with an accent on Gradle/Bazel build performance, observability, and structured data handling. Focus on automating compliance, implementing API-driven infrastructure-as-code, and eliminating build flakiness to support AI-integrated release workflows.

Location: Must be based in Oakland, California or able to work on-site 3 days per week (Hybrid). Due to federal contract requirements, only US citizens may be hired for this position.

Salary: $164,000–$239,000

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing legal tech company providing cutting-edge ediscovery solutions for law firms, government agencies, and corporations.

What you will do

• Reduce build and test times by optimizing Gradle/Bazel configurations and improving cache hit rates in a large JVM monorepo.
• Modernize CI/CD pipelines to ensure deterministic, reliable, and observable release processes.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Helm for production and pre-production environments.
• Build automation tools for compliance and audit artifact generation in FedRAMP-regulated environments.
• Design API-first infrastructure to enable future AI-driven/agentic deployment workflows.
• Lead multi-developer projects and provide technical mentorship to the Platform and Product Engineering teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in Release, DevOps, or Platform Engineering.
• Strong proficiency in Java, and comfort scripting in Python and/or Bash.
• Deep hands-on experience with build tools such as Gradle, Bazel, or Maven at scale.
• Experience managing AWS infrastructure with Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• Must be a US citizen due to federal contract requirements (No visa sponsorship).
• Ability to work in the Oakland, CA office 3 days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) and policy-as-code.
• Background in regulated environments (FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2).
• Experience with AI coding assistants or integrating AI into developer workflows.
• Contributions to open-source CI/CD, release, or IaC tooling.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with 401(k) matching.
• Hybrid work policy with 2 days remote and monthly internet reimbursement.
• Annual allocation for Learning & Development and professional memberships.
• Paid parental leave, 17 vacation days, and 11 federal holidays.
• Support for mental health via Modern Health membership.
• Modern office in Uptown Oakland with hardware flexibility (Mac/PC).