Applied

Build & Release Engineer - New Grad (2027)

Sunnyvale. Posted 2 months ago

The role

This person will own release cuts, manage version uprevs, and maintain CI/CD pipelines. They will also act as the primary engineer for the internal Release Management portal.

What you will do

  • Execute release cuts from Git repositories
  • Manage version uprevs end to end
  • Define and own release branching, tagging, and versioning strategies
  • Investigate and resolve complex build failures
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable software release CI/CD pipelines
  • Automate build infrastructure
  • Troubleshoot pipeline failures
  • Own the artifact lifecycle including versioning, signing, storage, and promotion
  • Administer and optimize artifact repositories
  • Develop and maintain the internal Release Management portal

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
  • Graduating by December 2026 or Summer 2027
  • 3+ years of professional software development experience
  • Strong coding ability in at least one modern language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript)
  • Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Buildkite)
  • Strong Git experience, including branching, tagging, and release workflows
  • Experience with artifact management systems (e.g., JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, or equivalent)
  • Experience designing, building, or maintaining internal tools or portals
  • Strong troubleshooting skills across build, dependency, and release issues

Nice to have

  • Front-end development experience (e.g., React, TypeScript)
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Experience with embedded/automotive release processes
  • Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Kibana, Splunk)
  • Experience with Jira, Polarion, or similar issue tracking tools

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.