Software Engineering Lead - Build Systems, Compilers and Languages

EngFlow GmbH; New York (NY); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits

401k bonus

Parental leave

Generous vacation

Team events at exciting destinations

Job summary

A software optimization company based in New York is seeking a Software Engineering Manager focused on build systems, compilers, and languages. The role involves leading engineers, managing projects, and contributing to major open-source initiatives like Bazel. Candidates should have significant leadership experience and a passion for optimization, along with a robust background in cloud infrastructure and programming. The company offers comprehensive benefits and a fully remote work culture, complemented by team events throughout the year.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and influencing technical teams.
• Deep interest in optimization related to compilers and build systems.
• Passion for DevOps and expertise in cloud infrastructure.
• Programming experience in Java and proficiency in C++ or Rust.
• Experience with asynchronous programming and scalable architectures.
• Proven experience delivering software at scale.
• Strong conflict resolution skills and effective communication.
• Willingness to participate in on-call rotation.

Responsibilities

• Lead core engineers and drive development of key features.
• Manage a team, advancing both product and platform engineering.
• Contribute to projects like Bazel, gRPC, and others.
• Solve complex scalability and performance challenges.

Skills

Leadership Experience

Optimization Passion

DevOps & DevInfra Experience

Technical Proficiency (Java)

Asynchronous Programming

Software at Scale

Conflict Resolution & Communication

On-Call Rotation

Tools

Bazel

CMake

Maven

Gradle

Nix

Buck

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Unix

Linux

OpenShift

Oracle Cloud

Job description

Location

New York

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Product Engineering

At EngFlow, we help developers save time by accelerating software builds and tests. Our cloud-based, distributed service optimizes developer workflows through remote execution and caching, improving efficiency, productivity, and product quality.

Backed by top investors, EngFlow is redefining how companies build software and ship well‑tested products. Our solutions speed up builds by a factor of 10 or more, while our observability platform provides actionable insights for optimization. Founded by key contributors to Bazel, we build tools that empower engineering teams—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—to enhance developer velocity and improve build performance.

Learn more about our mission, culture, and team: EngFlow | Video

As a Software Engineering Manager focused on build systems, compilers, and languages, you will lead core engineers and drive the development of key features for our platform. You will play a pivotal role in contributing to Bazel, gRPC, Goma, Soong, CMake, and other open‑source projects, solving complex scalability and performance challenges. This role offers ample opportunities to experiment with the latest tech and build a scalable product used by some of the most exciting tech companies in the world.

You will report to the Head of Product Engineering, and your responsibilities will include leading projects, managing a growing team, and contributing directly to both product and platform engineering. Over time, this role has the potential to transition from an individual contributor to a team manager.

Requirements

• Leadership Experience: Proven experience managing and influencing technical teams. Hands‑on remote team management experience is a plus.

• Optimization Passion: A deep interest in optimization, especially related to compilers, programming languages, and build systems like Bazel, CMake, Maven, Gradle, Nix, or Buck.

• DevOps & DevInfra Experience: Passion for DevOps and DevInfra, with expertise in Linux, Unix, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenShift, Oracle Cloud). Experience with Terraform is a plus.

• Technical Proficiency: Programming experience in Java, and proficiency in other languages like C++ and Rust is a plus.

• Asynchronous Programming: Experience with asynchronous programming and scalable software architectures.

• Software at Scale: Proven experience delivering software at scale and maintaining operational excellence.

• Conflict Resolution & Communication: Strong conflict resolution skills and the ability to effectively communicate with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• On‑Call Rotation: Willingness to participate in an on‑call rotation to handle escalated production issues.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits, 401k bonus, parental leave and generous vacation. The team is fully remote but we enjoy meeting together several times a year at exciting destinations throughout the world. We value getting the work done and having fun while doing it, and have done numerous fun team events such as chocolate, whisky and tea tastings, monthly team games, escape the room among other fun events.