SDET, CI/CD Pipeline and Test Infrastructure

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Knightscope, Inc. is seeking a senior CI/CD Engineer to own the Signals CI/CD pipeline and test infrastructure, currently managed by a third-party vendor. This critical role supports the insourcing program to ensure nothing ships without a built pipeline.

The candidate will lead end-to-end pipeline ownership, collaborate with multiple engineering teams, and set health metrics and on-call rotations for build infrastructure at the Sunnyvale HQ.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in test infrastructure or CI/CD engineering, including production pipeline ownership.
• Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent).
• Containerized build environments and test orchestration at scale.

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 ownership

Observability & SLOs

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Containerized builds

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