Build Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Build Engineer (AI): Designing and improving systems that transform source code into reliable, production-ready artifacts with an accent on build systems, CI pipelines, and developer workflows. Focus on optimizing build performance, caching, and dependency management, ensuring fast, reliable, and reproducible builds across the engineering organization.

Location: Must work from a designated hirify.global office at least four days a week if living within 50 miles (U.S.) or 25 miles (non-U.S.) of that location.

Salary: USD $119,800 – $234,700 per year (US), USD $158,400 – $258,000 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area), USD $139,900 – $274,800 per year (US), USD $188,000 – $304,200 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area).

Company

hirify.global's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

What you will do

• Design and maintain scalable build systems and tooling.
• Optimize build performance, caching, and dependency management.
• Build and maintain CI pipelines for automated builds and testing.
• Design artifact packaging and versioning systems.
• Diagnose and fix build failures and flaky pipelines.
• Collaborate with engineers to resolve build and dependency issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automation systems.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Sufficient in git version control, git-ops, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Familiar with GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience.
• Familiar with common web toolchains like npm/pnpm, vite.
• Experience supporting large codebases or monorepos.
• Experience optimizing large build pipelines.
• Experience with remote build execution or distributed build systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Employees are expected to work from a designated hirify.global office at least four days a week if they live within 50 miles (U.S.) or 25 miles (non-U.S.) of that location.
• Growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize shared goals.
• Values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.