Luminar Technologies is a global automotive technology company ushering in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. For the past decade, Luminar has built an advanced hardware and software/AI platform to enable its more than 50 industry partners, including the majority of global automotive OEMs. From consumer vehicle programs with Volvo Cars and Mercedes-Benz to technology partnerships including NVIDIA and Mobileye, Luminar is poised to be the first automotive technology company to enable next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for global production vehicles.

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Team Overview

Luminar Technologies is seeking a Senior Build Engineer to work with the DevOps and feature teams to implement and maintain the core tooling around the C++ and python build system. This includes analyzing the current build system, proposing and demoing new build tools and technologies, implementing and continuously improving a state of the art, monorepo based build system.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tooling environment including build tools and scripting for C++ and python projects 
• Develop and maintain CICD pipelines
• Improve developer productivity

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of industry experience in C++ Software Development
• Deep experience in a build system such as Bazel or CMake
• Expert level knowledge of Python
• Expert level knowledge of python and its package-management tools (pip, poetry, uv, etc.)
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
• Enjoy working within a dynamic and continuously evolving environment
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• In depth knowledge of the C++ build and link process
• Experience with logging and monitoring tools (prometheus, ELK stack, Grafana)
• Good knowledge of conan as a package-management tool
• Experience with Kubernetes, GitOps, and infrastructure as code
• Able to work successfully in cross-functional teams, especially across organizational and geographical boundaries
• High energy personality, with a strong and demonstrable work ethic

Luminar is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if you believe you require reasonable accommodation, or if you would like assistance to complete an application or to participate in an interview at the company.