Xona Space Systems
Software Engineer - Build & Release
Burlingame, California
No sponsorshipDetected 50 days ago
PythonC++BashGitDockerCI/CDLinuxDevOpsCybersecurityEmbedded Systems
About the role
- In this role, you will take ownership of our compilation infrastructure, continuous integration pipelines, and dependency management across large-scale C++ codebases running in Embedded Linux environments.
Responsibilities
- Design, maintain, and optimize cross-platform build systems using tools such as CMake and Bazel.
- Manage and upgrade compiler toolchains (GCC, Clang, etc.) while handling complex dependency graphs, third-party libraries, and internal package management.
- Own, scale, and secure Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows tailored for large-scale C++ applications.
- Diagnose and optimize compilation and linking bottlenecks through caching, parallelization, and distributed build strategies.
- Support testing in containerized and emulated environments using technologies such as Docker and QEMU.
- Partner closely with core C++ developers to improve modular architecture, dependency management, and overall build reliability.
- Build reproducible and deterministic build and release environments across local development, CI, and hardware-integrated systems.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience focused on Build/Release Engineering, Developer Infrastructure, or DevOps supporting complex C++ codebases.
- Advanced proficiency with CMake and GNU Make/Ninja.
- Strong understanding of the C++ build, compilation, and linking lifecycle.
- Familiarity with modern C++ standards (C++17/20/23).
- Experience working within Linux-based development environments.
- Experience with Embedded Linux build systems such as Yocto or Buildroot.
- Experience with hardware emulation tools such as QEMU and containerization platforms such as Docker.
- Familiarity with GitLab CI workflows.
- Knowledge of linker internals, symbol visibility, and binary analysis tools such as ldd, nm, objdump, and readelf.
- Familiarity with static and dynamic analysis tooling including Clang-Tidy, AddressSanitizer (ASan), and SonarQube.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i
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