Senior Bazel Engineer

Join our team as a Bazel Engineer at Tweag, part of the Modus Create group!
About us
Tweag is a software innovation lab dedicated to improving the craft of software engineering through functional programming, reproducible build systems, and open source leadership. The company unites researchers and engineers to solve complex technical challenges for industry leaders in fintech, biopharma, and automotive systems.
Tweag has been active in the Bazel ecosystem since 2018 and is recognized for its thought leadership, open source contributions, and consistent high quality of its consulting services.
Since 2022, Tweag has been part of the Modus Create group, a global digital product engineering consultancy.Together, the organizations help clients solve complex engineering challenges and accelerate digital transformation through world-class technical expertise.
Opportunity:
We are looking for a Bazel Engineer to join our Scalable Builds department in a fully remote, distributed environment. In this role, you will work closely with clients to design, implement, and optimize build infrastructure for large-scale software projects. You will help organizations improve developer productivity, build reliability, and engineering velocity by leveraging Bazel and related technologies.
You will collaborate with experienced engineers across a variety of domains, contribute to open source projects, and have opportunities to shape the future of build systems both within Tweag and in the broader Bazel ecosystem. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems while working directly with clients and the open source community.
Requirements:
Strong hands-on experience with Bazel and modern build systems
Senior-level experience in software engineering
Strong understanding of build system architecture, scalability, and performance optimization
Experience with developer productivity tooling and CI/CD environments
Consultant mindset: confident yet humble, principled yet pragmatic
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable presenting technical solutions clearly to clients
Ability to collaborate effectively in a fully remote environment
Interest in exploring new technologies and contributing to open-source communities
Bonus points:
Experience migrating legacy build systems to Bazel or improving existing Bazel-based setups
Experience setting up and optimizing Bazel remote caching and remote build execution (RBE) for performance and scalability.
Broad exposure to multiple programming languages and platforms
You'll love:
Fully remote position with excellent work/life balance
Deep diving into complex engineering challenges
Sharing knowledge through open source contributions and community engagement
Continuous learning and growing your expertise in scalable build infrastructure
Representing Tweag while working with some of the world's most recognized brands
You love learning and understand that software is an ever-evolving world. You enjoy playing with new tech and exploring areas that you might not have experience with yet. You are self-driven, self-learner willing to share knowledge and participate actively in your community.
Having overlap with your team is critical when working in a global remote team. Modus requires all team members to overlap with EST hours daily. In addition, reliable high speed internet is a must.
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