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# Bazel Engineer

- **Company:** Old Mission, LLC.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Continuous Integration, Mercurial, Software Engineering, Toolchain, Circleci, Macros, Travis Ci, Delivery Pipeline, Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Build Tools, Build Process, Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ab7d0ef1-7199-4227-826a-95844f71aa65

## About the Role

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
 * Proven experience working with Bazel build system in a production environment
 * Experience optimizing Bazel builds for large-scale projects
 * Strong understanding of software development principles, build processes, and CI/CD methodologies
 * 5+ years of professional C++ experience in a production environment is strongly preferred
 * Experience with version control systems (Git, Mercurial, etc.) and build tools (Make, CMake, etc.)
 * Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze complex systems
 * Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment
 * Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
 * Familiarity with continuous integration tools (Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, etc.)
 * Contributions to open-source projects related to Bazel or similar build systems

## Description

As a Bazel Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our software development process by leveraging Bazel's build system. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline our build, test, and deployment pipelines, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and reliability across our software projects., * Develop, configure, and maintain Bazel build rules, macros, and toolchains to enhance the software development workflow

 * Collaborate with software engineers to integrate Bazel into the build system and migrate existing projects
 * Optimize build performance and efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and implementing improvements
 * Design and implement CI/CD pipelines using Bazel for automated testing, building, and deployment
 * Troubleshoot build failures, resolve issues, and provide technical support to the development teams
 * Stay updated with the latest Bazel features, best practices, and industry trends to drive continuous improvement


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