Senior Solutions Engineer

Develocity is a first-of-its-kind product that software teams use to accelerate and optimize Gradle, Apache Maven, Bazel, and sbt builds. It comprises several facets, including large-volume data ingestion and processing, complex data analysis and visualization, and distributed caching and execution systems.

Our software is used by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, Airbnb, Spotify, SAP, several top ten banks, and many other major customers across all verticals. We regularly collaborate with these and other users to make our products continuously better.

We have partnered with the Apache Software Foundation, Spring, the Micronaut Foundation, and other OSS projects like Quarkus, Kotlin Compiler, JUnit, AndroidX, etc., to bring the values of Develocity also to the OSS Community.

Profile

We are looking for senior engineers with a strong passion for helping software engineering teams increase their developer productivity with faster, more reliable, and better scalable builds, as part of a collaborative team.

Our ideal candidates are passionate about developer productivity and thrive on the satisfaction of helping many engineering teams around the world improve theirs. They are able to use expertise and interpersonal skills to help customers and prospects get the maximum possible benefit from technology developed by Gradle Inc.

Responsibilities

• Helping prospects and customers optimize their builds with Develocity
• Educating engineering teams on the importance of Developer Productivity Engineering
• Informing engineering teams about modern software development techniques and practices
• Improving open-source third-party components used in Android/Gradle/Maven builds
• Developing auxiliary tooling that supports customers' adoption of Develocity
• Contributing product feedback to the Develocity engineering team
• Managing individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables
• Contributing to changes that improve the team’s velocity and efficiency

Minimum qualifications

• 5 years of JVM software development experience
• Experience working with Android, Gradle, and/or Maven builds
• Working proficiency and communication skills in written and verbal English

Preferred qualifications

• Experience interacting with customers and solving their requirements
• Experience developing large-scale Android and/or web applications
• Experience automating the software build and delivery process
• Ability to develop and maintain scalable builds for Android, Gradle, and/or Maven
• Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with effective communication skills
• Interest and ability to learn new software development skills and techniques

What We Offer

• Work on a widely used product with a clear vision for the future
• Contribute to leading solutions in the new industry of Developer Productivity Engineering
• Close customer interaction with engineers from leading tech organizations
• Opportunity to contribute to Open Source project
• An automation-focused, test-driven engineering culture
• Close collaboration with experienced and dedicated peer engineers
• Opportunities for growth in technical and leadership responsibilities
• In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite and team meetings
• Work from home in a remote-first environment
• Competitive salaries and equity grants

Benefits & Perks

• A focus on learning and development – Gradle offers an annual learning and development stipend and a monthly company-wide Learning Day, where we encourage all team members to focus on their professional development for the day
• A hardware package that includes a laptop, monitor, other peripheral hardware, and a home office stipend to make sure you are fully set up to work remotely
• Generous paid time off
• Paid public holidays
• Volunteer Day – We offer up to 8 hours of paid work time each year for team members to give back to their local communities

Location

• Remote, Europe-friendly timezone, with working conditions allowing seamless collaboration with your colleagues through email, chat, and video streaming

How to apply

The following is required with your application:

• Attach your Resume/CV and answer the required fields below
• Create a build scan for any OSS project and tag it with solutions-engineer

Next steps

After applying, familiarize yourself with the Develocity hiring process to understand the next steps.

About us

We are committed and skilled software engineers, product designers, and marketing experts who are passionate about developer productivity. We take pride in delivering products that are relied upon daily by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Spotify, and Twitter.

Our team is globally distributed but deeply connected. We value our interpersonal relationships as much as we value our achievements. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and together. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Visit our careers page to learn more about the company and see other open positions.

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