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Cruise is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, both in our workplace and in our products. If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, come join us. Even if you might not meet every requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. You might just be the right candidate for us.
We’re looking for a strong, empathetic, and experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Build Platform team at Cruise.
Build Platform owns creating the build system and tooling that supports our AV and AI developers. We use Bazel in front of an in-house Remote Bazel Executor (RBE) and Content Addressable Storage (CAS) to provide a premier build experience at Cruise. Our team is constantly on the lookout for optimizations and new tooling that improves our product.
Cruise AV developers are heavy users of C++ and Python. We are responsible for the toolchains, workflows, and tools that allow them to quickly write code with high quality. We work with compilers, toolchains, dynamic/static analyzers, docker, and other tools to reliably build, test, and run AV code. Improvements and optimizations by Build Platform have outsized impacts on the pace of Cruise development.
Lead the team responsible for improvements to our C++ / Python development ecosystem and workflows, which have a measurable and direct impact on engineering productivity.
Collaborate with engineers across the company to understand and support their development workflows.
Own technical projects from start to finish and be responsible for major technical decisions and tradeoffs.
Drive complex projects that span teams, with many partners and customers.
Effectively drive planning, code reviews, and design discussions.
Contribute impactful projects to the team’s roadmap, and work to load balance across the team with respect to motivations and career needs.
Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment where impact is a result of your efforts and where your contribution is highly visible.
Drive software engineering best practices both within our team and across engineering.
Mentor and drive career conversations for engineers on the team.
Conduct technical interviews with well-calibrated standards and play a crucial role in recruiting activities.
Be a positive contributor to our team culture.
8+ years of technical experience, with work / leadership of large-scale build systems preferred.
3+ years of experience managing and leading medium (e.g., 5 - 10) sized team(s).
Experience with / knowledge of developer tooling, build systems, C++, Python, etc.
Experience with / knowledge of compiler toolchain integrations (clang, gcc, nvcc, etc.).
Experience leading teams with broad, company-wide impact.
Attention to detail, and a desire to improve processes & systems around you.
Deep understanding of the business and operational impact for different technology tradeoffs.
Passion for developing and growing individual contributors.
Passion for leading with empathy, and developing a healthy team culture of balance and inclusion.
Passion for self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world.
Experience programming with C++, Python, or Go.
Experience with static and dynamic analysis tools (e.g., axivion, valgrind, asan, tsan, etc.).
Experience with build systems such as Bazel or Buck.
Experience with ML ecosystem frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA tools, etc.).
Experience with cloud infrastructure.
The salary range for this position is $171,400 - $252,000. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.
Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email [email protected].
We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives. Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.
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