Senior Member of Technical Staff - Build, Configuration & Release Engineering

Aptiv PLC; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health, dental, and life insurance

RRSP matching

Vacation and time off

Well-being programs

LinkedIn Learning access

Job summary

Wind River is seeking a Senior Member of Technical Staff to architect, evolve, and maintain a modern build system for embedded products with 1M+ LOC. You will lead build infrastructure strategy and mentor engineers across globally distributed teams.

The role emphasizes technical leadership in build, configuration, and release engineering, with collaboration across product management, architecture, and development teams to meet evolving product requirements.

Qualifications

• BSc or higher in CS/engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years in software engineering with focus on build systems, CM, and release engineering.
• Deep expertise with modern C/C++ builds and toolchains (GNU Make, CMake, Ninja, Meson, Bazel).
• Proficient with Git and large codebases.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve state-of-the-art C/C++ build systems for complex product lines.
• Lead build and configuration systems integrated into development pipelines.
• Own technical strategy for build infrastructure, focusing on reproducibility and performance.
• Mentor engineers and drive cross-team alignment on build architecture.
• Support 3rd party integration points across distributed teams.
• Improve build times, reliability, and developer experience.
• Document standards and processes for build, config, and release engineering.

Skills

Build systems

Configuration management

Release engineering

C/C++

Git

Python

Scripting: Bash

Education

BSc or higher in CS/Engineering

Tools

GNU Make

CMake

Ninja

Meson

Bazel

Kconfig

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

ABOUT WIND RIVER

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company's software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We've achieved recent 5G milestones including the world's first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a "Top Workplace" for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The Build, Configuration & Release team is pivotal to building and delivering the core products that Wind River relies on. As a Senior Member of Technical Staff, your contribution in this role will have a direct and significant impact on the success of thousands of engineers and customers worldwide. You will be ultimately responsible for architecting, evolving, and maintaining a complex and modern build system for a suite of embedded products with well over 1M lines of code.

YOUR ROLE

This is a senior technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in build systems, configuration management, and release engineering. You will set the technical direction for build infrastructure, mentor team members, drive cross-team alignment, and be a key decision-maker on build architecture and tooling strategy.

In your daily job you will:

• Architect and drive the evolution of state-of-the-art C and C++ build systems, designing scalable and maintainable solutions that support complex product lines
• Lead the design and implementation of build and configuration systems integrated into development pipelines
• Own the technical strategy for build infrastructure, including reproducibility and build performance optimization
• Build and maintain infrastructure allowing for 3rd party integration points; support build infrastructure across multiple globally distributed teams
• Provide senior technical leadership and mentorship to developers on build system integration, best practices, and troubleshooting
• Investigate and resolve complex, cross-cutting issues related to Wind River and customer builds and configurations
• Drive initiatives to improve build times, reliability, and developer experience across the organization
• Collaborate with product management, architecture, and development teams to ensure build systems meet evolving product requirements
• Take responsibility for documentation, standards, and processes related to build, configuration, and release engineering
• Identify and drive adoption of emerging build technologies and practices; represent Wind River in relevant open-source communities
• Provide technical guidance on Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) generation and compliance
• Contribute to release engineering processes including branching strategies, release automation, and artifact management

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE

Qualifications:

• BSc or higher degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical/Software Engineering, or other STEM field, or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on build systems, configuration management, and release engineering
• Deep expertise with modern C and C++ builds systems and toolchains (GNU Make, CMake, Ninja, Meson, Bazel)
• Expert-level proficiency in configuration systems such as Kconfig and similar frameworks
• Strong experience with scripting languages: Python, Groovy, Bash, PowerShell, Perl
• Extensive experience with source code management tools (Git) and branching/merging strategies at scale
• Proven experience with containerized build systems and infrastructure (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with very large codebases and projects with complex multi-layered dependency management
• Track record of technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and driving cross-team technical decisions

Core Competencies & Demonstrated Success:

• Demonstrated ability to architect build systems that scale across large, distributed engineering organizations
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex cross-platform build failures
• Strong communication and documentation skills; ability to influence and align stakeholders across teams and geographies
• Self-directed and proactive; able to identify systemic issues and drive improvements without explicit direction
• Collaborative mindset; strong team player comfortable working in a high-pace, high-accountability environment
• Ability to balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery

It will be great if you also have:

• Experience with embedded software development and RTOS development
• Experience with SBOM tooling and supply chain security practices
• Knowledge of certification standards (DO-178B/C, ISO 26262) and their impact on build and configuration processes
• Open-source contributions, particularly in building and configuration technologies for Linux and other environments
• Experience leading teams or as a scrum master; Scrum certifications (CSM, PSM) are a plus
• Familiarity with Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS) and RTOS development tools
• Experience with build system migration or modernization projects
• Knowledge of reproducible builds and hermetic build environments

BENEFITS Canada

• Workplace Flexibility: Hybrid Work.
• Company-sponsored health, dental, and life insurance.
• Income protection through short and long-term disability coverage.
• Matching RRSP.
• Vacation and various time off policies to encourage work-life balance.
• Well-being programs: Employee assistance program, mental well-being through Unmind.
• Learning benefits: LinkedIn Learning subscription and seminars.

Compensation

This role is compensation range is between $130,000 to $170,000 CAD plus annual incentive plan bonus. Compensation is determined through interviews and a review of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members.

APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE:

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Wind River is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to diversity. We prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

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