Sr Software Engineer, Build

BlackSky; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

15 days PTO, paid volunteerism leave

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job summary

BlackSky in Seattle, WA is seeking a Senior Software Build Engineer to manage CI/CD pipelines and build systems. In this hands-on role, you will be pivotal in developing software tools while collaborating with multiple engineering disciplines.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and over 6 years of experience are essential. The position offers a competitive salary, paid time off, and comprehensive benefits to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience delivering commercial/embedded software.
• Experience with developer tool chains and pipelines.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage build systems, CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Drive completion of tasks using Agile methodologies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver software.

Skills

Clean and maintainable Python code

Bash code expertise

Version control knowledge

Continuous integration experience

Linux toolchains expertise

Agile/SCRUM experience

Problem-solving skills

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering

Advanced degree in a relevant field

Tools

Git

GitLab

Jenkins

JIRA

AWS

Job description

Senior Software Build Engineer

About Us: BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world’s most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers satellite imagery, automated analytics and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets and events from around the globe. BlackSky is trusted by demanding military and intelligence organizations and commercial companies to deliver foresight into critical matters that affect national security and the economy. BlackSky’s data enables governments and businesses to see, understand and anticipate change as it happens, giving them the ultimate strategic advantage so they can act quickly. Our global team works with cutting-edge technology to make a difference around the world and prides itself on being people-first, customer-focused and fun.

Join the Satellite Embedded Software Group (ESG) as a Senior Software Build Engineer. This is a hands‑on individual contributor role that reports to the Director of Flight Software. You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end build systems, configuration, CI/CD pipelines, and internal tool integration. This role also contributes heavily to internal tools including device emulators and emulation environments. Additionally, you’ll contribute to software requirements and test plan support for those capabilities and features.

As a senior member of the ESG team, you’ll make a large business impact across multiple critical programs from design to execution. You’ll collaborate across our embedded systems group and work closely with other cross-functional and program team members.

The preferred location is Tukwila, WA with the ability to work in the office 1-2 days a week is ideal.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage build systems, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based infrastructure such as AWS.
• Drive work to timely completion using task management tools like Jira in an Agile-like environment; participate and lead in status and standup meetings, sprint planning, tasking, etc.
• Collaborate with other ESG software team members and other cross‑functional engineers from multiple disciplines to deliver mission‑critical software infrastructure and tools that are on‑time and high quality.
• Ensure that adequate documentation, test, inspection, and analysis is delivered and performed to verify compliance with requirements and other goals.
• Execute and provide feedback for flight software design, development, unit tests and releases processes.
• Other job‑related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
• At least six (6) years of experience delivering and maintaining commercial/embedded software in a production environment.
• Expertise in engineering clean and maintainable Python and Bash code.
• Experience with version control and continuous integration.
• Expertise with developer took chains, build tools and pipeline, such as Git, GitLab, GitLab CI, Jenkins, JIRA.
• Expertise working with Linux toolchains and environments (Gnu toolchain, QEMU, Buildroot, Yocto).
• Experience working in Agile/SCRUM environment.
• Proven experience delivering products on time and on budget.
• Excellent root cause analysis and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work across teams, skill sets, communication in a diverse environment.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• This position may support programs which require US citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (master’s or PhD) in a relevant field of study.
• Comfortable interfacing with physical hardware.
• Knowledge of FPGA (Verilog, HDL) build tools and environments.
• Working knowledge of hardware interfaces (e.g. GPIO, I2C, PHY, RS-422), or high‑speed interfaces (e.g. 10G Ethernet).
• Experience with Real Time, Fault Tolerant systems.
• Familiarity with C/C++ or Rust.

Life at BlackSky for full‑time benefits-eligible employees includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, group term life and AD&D, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • BlackSky pays 100% of employee-only premiums for medical, dental and vision and contributes $100/month for out‑of‑pocket expenses!
• 15 days of PTO, 11 Company holidays, four Floating Holidays (pro-rated based on hire date), one day of paid volunteerism leave per year, parental leave and more
• 401(k) pre‑tax and Roth deferral options with employer match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Employee Assistance and Travel Assistance Programs
• Employer matching donations
• Professional development
• Mac or PC? Your choice!
• Awesome swag

The anticipated salary range for candidates in Seattle, WA is $140,000-160,000 per year. The final compensation package offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on specific background and education. BlackSky is a multi‑state employer, and this pay scale may not reflect salary ranges in other states or locations outside of Seattle, WA.

BlackSky is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

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