Senior Build & Release Engineer - CI/CD Expert (C/C++, Python)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 189,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, is seeking a software release engineer to drive build, release, and CI/CD initiatives for its collaborative teams.

You will write code in C++ and Python, manage branches with Git, and work with Bazel and Jenkins in a large monorepo, ensuring code quality and developer productivity.

This onsite role offers a path to impact critical medical software and requires strong problem-solving and documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Experience with software build and release processes.
• Significant experience in software development with C/C++ and Python.
• Experience troubleshooting complex systems in a software, manufacturing or systems engineering role.
• Great communication and analytical skills.
• Hands on experience with Linux.
• Experience with creating high-quality technical documentation.
• Experience managing branches and releases with Git.

Responsibilities

• Drive new build and release initiatives, including improvements to the build system, continuous integration, developer productivity, and code quality
• Provide expert Bazel build system support to platform and application software teams across multiple product lines
• Develop tools and processes to efficiently support code sharing in a large monorepo
• Support integration of AI tools and automation in the areas of software development, issue tracking, release management, and documentation
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks to software development
• Collaborate on development of Groovy CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins

Skills

Build and release processes

C/C++

Python

Linux

Git

CI/CD

Jenkins

Bazel

Groovy

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bazel

Jenkins

Git

Groovy

Nix

Ansible

QNX

Job description

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in Sunnyvale, California, is seeking a software release engineer to drive build, release, and CI/CD initiatives for its collaborative teams.

You will write code in C++ and Python, manage branches with Git, and work with Bazel and Jenkins in a large monorepo, ensuring code quality and developer productivity.

This onsite role offers a path to impact critical medical software and requires strong problem-solving and documentation skills.