Staff Engineer, XBAT DevOps (R4542) (Dallas, TX)
Own CI/CD and automation infrastructure for autonomy, embedded, and ground software, improving developer velocity and scaling simulation/HIL testing. Requires 7+ years experience with Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, and strong scripting skills.
About the job
What you'll do
- Own and operate the CI/CD system across autonomy, embedded, and ground software.
- Improve developer velocity by reducing build/test cycle time and eliminating pipeline bottlenecks.
- Scale simulation test execution in CI — from containerized single-agent runs to orchestrated clusters.
- Manage infrastructure for builds and tests (Azure DevOps, Git, Artifactory, cloud build agents).
- Fully automate common tasks to create a self-service DevOps model allowing developers to be fully empowered.
- Partner with developers to resolve build/test failures quickly and set best practices for integration.
- Integrate CI pipelines with HIL and simulation environments for automated validation.
- Implement monitoring, dashboards, and alerts for CI/CD health and performance.
- Collaborate with the Developer Ops teams across Shield AI to introduce new technologies, best practices, and shared standards.
Required Qualifications
- BS in CS, CE, EE, or related field with 7+ years industry experience (or MS/PhD with 5+ years)
- Strong expertise in CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Proficiency with containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud build clusters)
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Hands-on experience integrating automated testing into CI pipelines
- Demonstrated success improving developer productivity at scale
- Demonstrated track record of excellence as a primary contributor on projects
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building simulation or HIL-based test pipelines
- CMake/C++ expertise or equivalent
- Strong understanding of dependency management and proficiency with either Conan or CPM
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) and monitoring (Grafana, Prometheus)
- Background in robotics, autonomy, or aerospace systems
Skills
Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Cmake, Terraform, Ansible, Grafana, Prometheus
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