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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Build & Release Software Engineer - **Company:** Xona Space Systems - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Bash Shell, UClibc (C Standard Library), C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Static Program Analysis, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Linux on Embedded Systems, GNU Linker, Python (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Package Management Systems, Program Analysis, Quick EMUlator (QEMU), Software Systems, SonarQube, Parallel Computation, Containerization, Yocto, Gitlab-ci, Build Tools, Codebase, Docker - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-build-release-xona-space-systems-8100141 ## About the Role * 3+ years of experience in Build & Release Engineering, Developer Infrastructure, or DevOps supporting complex C++ codebases. * Advanced proficiency with CMake and GNU Make/Ninja. * Strong Linux command-line and Bash scripting skills. * Strong understanding of the C++ build, compilation, and linking lifecycle. * Familiarity with modern C++ standards (C++17/20/23). * Experience managing complex dependency graphs and modular build targets., * Experience developing or supporting Embedded Linux systems using Yocto, Buildroot, or similar tools. * Experience with hardware emulation tools such as QEMU and containerization platforms such as Docker. * Familiarity with GitLab CI workflows. * Experience working on embedded, aerospace, robotics, or other hardware-integrated software systems. * Experience optimizing large-scale build systems using Bazel, remote execution, or similar distributed build technologies. * Knowledge of linker internals, symbol visibility, and binary analysis tools such as ldd, nm, objdump, and readelf. * Familiarity with static and dynamic analysis tools such as Clang-Tidy, AddressSanitizer (ASan), and SonarQube. ## Description We are looking for a Build & Release Software Engineer to own our build systems, CI/CD infrastructure, and release tooling for the software powering Xona's satellite systems. 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