Staff Bazel Engineer

Stellenbeschreibung:

About Us
Apex.AI is transforming how vehicles and machines are built by delivering safety-certified, high-performance software platforms. Our mission is to enable the future of software-defined mobility — faster, safer, and smarter.

Your Mission
You will own and evolve our Bazel ecosystem. As the cornerstone of our build and release infrastructure, you’ll design and scale the systems that thousands of builds rely on daily. From cutting-edge CI/CD to next-generation cross-compilation pipelines, your work will define how Apex.AI ships safety-critical software to partners across automotive, agriculture, medical, and defense industries.

What You’ll Do

Lead the design, scaling, and optimization of our Bazel-based build systems
Architect fast, reproducible, and reliable CI/CD pipelines across multiple platforms
Partner with C++ developers to streamline build workflows and eliminate bottlenecks
Drive innovation in Bazel infrastructure, from remote execution to dependency graph optimization
Champion best practices for build reliability, reproducibility, and developer productivity

You Have

5+ years in build systems engineering with a focus on Bazel
Expert in Starlark, Python, and advanced Bazel rule development
Strong C/C++ build knowledge, from toolchains to linking strategies
Experience scaling CI/CD pipelines for multi-platform development
GitLab/GitHub workflows mastery and comfort in Linux environments
Analytical problem-solver with strong communication skills

Great To Have

Hands-on with Terraform or other IaC tools
Deep dive knowledge of Bazel internals (caching, sandboxing, remote builds)
Background in cross-compilation or safety-critical software

This role is about impact at scale . Your work will not just improve builds — it will accelerate the future of mobility .

Apex.AI is an international software company specializing in safe, scalable software for mobility systems. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in Munich, Stuttgart, Tokyo, and Pangyo. Apex.AI has raised over $75 million USD from world-class investors including AGCO, Airbus Ventures, Canaan, Continental AG, Daimler Truck, HELLA Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion Ventures, LG Electronics, Lightspeed, Orillion, Toyota Ventures, Volvo Group Venture Capital and ZF.

Our software solutions are used across automotive, agriculture, medical, and defense sectors to enable developers to create and deploy safe, reliable, and high-performance applications. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification; you could be the right candidate for this role or others at Apex.AI.