Staff Software Engineer, Build
Core
Architecting and optimizing world-class build systems, CI clusters, and remote execution infrastructure to accelerate engineering productivity and AI agent iteration loops at scale.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer, Build Infrastructure
Builds
Remote build systems, CI clusters, flaky test management, and merge queues for Airbnb's engineering organization
Domain
Developer Infrastructure / Build Systems
Deliverable
infrastructure
Required skills
Bazel expertise, action graph design, dependency analysis, remote caching, performance bottleneck diagnosis, cross-organizational alignment, code review
Preferred skills
Metrics-driven decision-making, technical roadmap setting, mentoring senior engineers
Technologies
Bazel, CI clusters, remote execution systems
Responsibilities
Architect improvements to Bazel installation and remote build/cache infrastructure; Set technical roadmap for build system reliability and performance; Diagnose and resolve build performance bottlenecks; Drive organizational alignment on build system investments; Serve as technical authority on build systems and mentor engineers; Partner with Security on optimizing build processes
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope
