Bazel Engineer (Senior)

We are #VLteam – tech enthusiasts constantly striving for growth. The team is our foundation, that’s why we care the most about the friendly atmosphere, a lot of self-development opportunities and good working conditions. Trust and autonomy are two essential qualities that drive our performance. We simply believe in the idea of ​​“measuring outcomes, not hours”. Join us & see for yourself!
About the role

Bazel / Gradle / Maven / CMake AdvancedPython / Starlark Advanced
One of the software ecosystems: JVM, Rust, GoLang, TypScript, C++ Advanced
English Advanced
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Project

Core Bazel team

Project scope
The project focuses on delivering a blend of consultancy, migration and working on open source related to Bazel. Members of the team work on short and medium-length projects around Bazel and, at some point, become the founding members of longer-lived teams. Deliverables encompass:
– Executing smooth Bazel migrations
– Promoting Bazel ecosystems and engineering expertise through technical conferences, meetups, blog posts, and social media channels – only if you feel comfortable with it.
– Developing high-quality open-source and internal solutions tailored to Bazel
– Supporting pre-sales activities and strategic technical consultancy
– Developing and delivering training sessions and mentoring engineering teams – only if you feel comfortable with it.

Tech stack
Bazel, Starlark, Python

Project Challenges
The engagement is a part of the group that solves problems too hard for the client’s own team, even backed by LLMs. Works spans multiple ecosystems, codebase sizes, and setup quality – from helping startups to working on work-class Bazel builds (like those at Airbnb, Databricks, or Uber). It requires driving technical initiatives and applying creative problem-solving approaches. 

Team
An elite engineering squad consisting of 10 Bazel Experts across various short and mid-term projects.
Required Expertise & Competencies
• Track record in developing solutions around build tools, maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, or optimising SDLC processes
• Expertise in Bazel (preferred) or other build tools
• Interest in build systems, SDLC, and developer tooling in general
• Proficiency in at least one software ecosystem (JVM, Rust, Go, TypeScript, C++ or similar)
• Excellent communication skills combined with a pragmatic approach to technical problem-solving
• Proactive approach to blocker resolution and collaborative technical alignment
• High autonomy in task execution and output delivery
• Public speaking, technical blogging, and community engagement experience are significant assets, alongside strong mentoring and knowledge-sharing capabilities

A few perks of being with us
• Building tech community
• Flexible hybrid work model
• Home office reimbursement
• Language lessons
• MyBenefit points
• Private healthcare
• Training Package
• Virtusity / in-house training
• And a lot more!