KN SDET, CI/CD Pipeline and Test Infrastructure knightscope · Sunnyvale · DevOps & Release $165,000–$195,000 13d ago

Devopsroles; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Knightscope in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior CI/CD Engineer to own the Signals CI/CD pipeline and test infrastructure, currently managed by a third-party vendor. This critical path role drives insourcing success and ensures that nothing ships until the pipeline is ours.

You will design, implement, and operate scalable build and test cycles, collaborate with Engineering Services on standards, and establish health metrics with an on-call rotation for the build stack.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years in test infrastructure or CI/CD engineering.
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tooling.
• Experience operating pipelines as products with SLOs and observability.
• On-site at Sunnyvale, CA.

Responsibilities

• Own the Signals CI/CD pipeline and test infrastructure end to end.
• Design and execute handoff of pipeline components from the current vendor.
• Build fast, reliable, observable build and test cycles.
• Partner with Engineering Services on shared pipeline standards across programs.
• Establish pipeline health metrics and an on-call rotation for build infrastructure.

Skills

CI/CD engineering

Observability

Containerized build environments

Production pipeline ownership

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

About Knightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force: autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

Job Summary

Signals is coming in-house. You will take ownership of the CI/CD pipeline and test infrastructure that Signals engineers depend on every day, currently operated by a third-party vendor. This is a critical-path role for the Signals insourcing program: nothing ships until the pipeline is ours.

Location: ONSITE - Sunnyvale, CA

About the Role

Signals is coming in-house. You will take ownership of the CI/CD pipeline and test infrastructure that Signals engineers depend on every day, currently operated by a third-party vendor. This is a critical-path role for the Signals insourcing program: nothing ships until the pipeline is ours.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the Signals CI/CD pipeline and test infrastructure end to end.

• Design and execute handoff of pipeline components from the current vendor.

• Build fast, reliable, observable build and test cycles.

• Partner with Engineering Services on shared pipeline standards across programs.

• Establish pipeline health metrics and an on-call rotation for build infrastructure.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years in test infrastructure or CI/CD engineering, including production pipeline ownership.

• Deep hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent).

• Containerized build environments and test orchestration at scale.

• Track record operating pipelines as products, with real SLOs and observability.

Nice to Have

• Prior experience insourcing infrastructure from a third-party vendor.

• Video or streaming platform CI/CD experience.

• Multi-team platform work supporting several product lines from one pipeline.

Compensation and Benefits

Base Salary: $165,000 to $195,000 (DOE)

Equity: Stock options

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off

Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ