Staff Software Engineer - Linux Build Systems & Toolchain

Staff Software Engineer - Linux Build Systems & Toolchain

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Stuttgart or Göppingen, Germany

Responsibilities

Join our R&D team and help power our product used by over 2.5 billion devices worldwide. As a Staff Software Engineer with focus on Linux build systems, toolchain and C++, you will take ownership of optimizing our build systems, toolchain, and developer infrastructure, ensuring fast, reliable, and scalable software delivery across platforms.

You will report to the Team Lead, Software Development and will have the opportunity to work in a modern, agile environment where your improvements directly impact developer productivity and product quality on a global scale.

• Own and continuously improve our Linux-based build systems and toolchain, thus supporting our development teams by keeping the toolchain up to date
• Maintain the build process in our team of multi-platform specialists
• Identify bottlenecks and implement solutions to reduce build times and increase efficiency of our engineering teams
• Contribute to the stability and performance of our software running efficiently on variety of systems with billions of installations
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies in your area and drive continuous improvement initiatives

Requirements

• A university or college degree in the field of Computer Science, Software Engineering, or any related subject
• 8+ years of experience in Linux software engineering
• Strong background in C++ development supported by knowledge in Python and Groovy
• Hands-on experience with build systems such as CMake
• Solid understanding of compilers like GCC and Clang, build pipelines, and tools such as Ninja and Autotools
• Familiarity with dependency management tools such as Conan
• Experience with version control tools such as Git is expected and familiarity with a code review process with Bitbucket and/or GitLab
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to think in an abstract manner
• Independent, structured working style

Fluent in English is mandatory, further languages are a plus