C++ Build & Release Engineer - Edge Autonomy

Shieldai; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is hiring a focused Build & Release Engineer to own the C++ build and release lifecycle for autonomy software destined for edge deployments. You will drive reproducible builds, ensure artefact provenance, and maintain containerised CI/CD pipelines across isolated environments.

You will collaborate with engineers and system admins to keep deployments reliable in real-world conditions, including air‑gapped or restricted delivery contexts, from Port Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering modern C++ in production environments.
• Ownership of build systems, toolchains, and dependency management.
• Significant CI/CD experience for compiled software and artifact stores.

Responsibilities

• Own C++ build and release workflows from source to release.
• Maintain containerised CI/CD pipelines across isolated environments.
• Build and maintain container images for edge deployment.
• Manage JFrog/Artifactory repositories and promote artifacts.
• Improve build reproducibility and reduce pipeline flakiness.

Skills

Modern C++

Build systems

CI/CD

Linux/Unix

Debugging

Python tooling

Air-gapped DevOps

Tools

Conan

CMake

Ninja

Nix

Artifactory

Job description

Shield AI is hiring a focused Build & Release Engineer to own the C++ build and release lifecycle for autonomy software destined for edge deployments. You will drive reproducible builds, ensure artefact provenance, and maintain containerised CI/CD pipelines across isolated environments.

You will collaborate with engineers and system admins to keep deployments reliable in real-world conditions, including air‑gapped or restricted delivery contexts, from Port Melbourne.