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# Sr. Software Engineer - Build and Release

- **Company:** Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $230,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Software Applications, Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Software Quality, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Linux, Embedded C, Groovy, Issue Tracking Systems, Python (Programming Language), Real-Time Operating Systems, Release Management, Software Engineering, Git, Build Management, Information Technology, Software Coding, Jenkins
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Intuitive/744000140758959-sr-software-engineer-build-and-release

## About the Role

The engineer should possess excellent problem-solving skills and interpersonal abilities to drive releases forward by creating solutions and building consensus.

The engineer should be very comfortable writing code in C++, Python, managing branches with Git, and taking ownership of large, complex projects to support software development goals., * 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

Required Education and Training

 * Bachelors or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering or related field with relevant experience, * Experience building infrastructure as code with Nix or Ansible
 * Experience developing thread safe embedded C++ applications
 * Experience designing software products in an FDA or other regulated industry
 * Realtime operating system experience, such as QNX

## Description

* 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


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