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# Staff Bazel Engineer (DevOps / Build Systems)

- **Company:** LION BEAR, LLC
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), CMake, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Software Engineering, Real Time Systems, Caching, Build Tools, Codebase
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-bazel-engineer-devops-build-systems-palo-alto-ca--a8140b53-d70e-4178-8be3-247f71e55648

## About the Role

DevOps, Robotics, Agriculture, Machine Tool, Customer Relations, Technical Leadership, Software Engineering, DevOps, C++ Programming Language, Large-Scale Systems, This role is for Bazel ownership, not casual usage.

 * Proven experience owning Bazel for a production system
 * Strong Starlark rule authoring experience
 * Experience with large dependency graphs, CI/CD pipelines, remote and local caching, and cross-platform builds
 * Strong C++ background with comfort navigating complex codebases
 * Experience in complex or safety-critical environments (autonomous systems, robotics, embedded, automotive, industrial, etc.)
 * Ability to clearly explain technical decisions to engineers and non-engineers, * Autonomous systems or robotics experience
 * Safety-critical or real-time system exposure
 * Customer-facing engineering experience
 * Architectural or technical leadership experience

Team and Growth

 * Senior individual contributor on the DevOps team
 * Close partnership with engineering leadership
 * Clear growth path into technical leadership or ownership of a specialized build/tooling team

## Description

For 10 years my client has built safety-critical autonomous software deployed across marine, agriculture, automotive (ADAS), and defense. The entire C++ platform has been migrated from CMake to Bazel and is fully live, with meaningful evolution still ahead. This role exists to provide deep technical ownership of Bazel across the company-not just maintenance. You'll sit on the DevOps team and work closely with core C++ engineers and customers.

Expected focus:

 * 60-65% internal platform and build ownership
 * 30-35% customer-facing engineering guidance

What You Will Do

 * Act as the primary technical authority for Bazel across the organization
 * Architect, maintain, and improve large-scale Bazel build systems for a complex C++ codebase
 * Write and maintain custom Starlark rules
 * Lead Bazel version upgrades and long-term build strategy
 * Own CI/CD integration, build performance, caching, and cross-platform workflows
 * Enable customers to consume products even if they do not use Bazel
 * Work directly with customer engineering teams on build and tooling strategy
 * Mentor internal engineers and raise build-quality standards