Staff Engineer

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP); California (MO); Hybrid; USD 324,000 - 396,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Employment Partners (SEP) is seeking a Staff or Lead Software Engineer in California to join their Developer Experience team. This hybrid role focuses on owning and evolving a Bazel-based build system within a polyglot monorepo while managing a Bazel engineer.

The ideal candidate will improve CI pipelines and set standards for build and test infrastructure. Compensation includes a base salary of up to $360,000 plus equity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on technical work and light people management.
• Experience with Bazel build system.
• Familiarity with CI pipelines, especially CircleCI.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve a Bazel-based build system within a polyglot monorepo.
• Improve and maintain CI pipelines.
• Set standards for build and test infrastructure across the engineering team.
• Collaborate with developers for build performance.

Job description

An autonomous vehicle manufacturer in the Bay Area is looking for a Staff or Lead Software Engineer to join their Developer Experience team. The company operates a large polyglot monorepo and is focused on improving the build and test infrastructure that supports their engineering org.

This role is a mix of hands‑on technical work and light people management — you'll own their Bazel build system and manage one Bazel engineer.

Compensation & Location:

• Up to $360,000 base salary + equity
• Hybrid out of Alameda, CA

Core Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve a Bazel‑based build system within a polyglot monorepo
• Improve and maintain CI pipelines (CircleCI experience a plus)
• Set standards for build and test infrastructure across the engineering team
• Collaborate with developers to improve build performance and reliability