SoftwareEngineer-Build&Release

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection. Overview We are looking for a Build & Release Software Engineer to join our team, focusing on the application software powering our satellite systems. In this role, you will take ownership of our compilation infrastructure, continuous integration pipelines, and dependency management across large-scale C++ codebases running in Embedded Linux environments. You will operate at the intersection of software engineering and developer infrastructure, helping improve developer velocity, reduce build and test times, and maintain stable, repeatable releases across both simulated and hardware-integrated systems. What You'll Do - Design, maintain, and optimize cross-platform build systems using tools such as CMake and Bazel. - Manage and upgrade compiler toolchains (GCC, Clang, etc.) while handling complex dependency graphs, third-party libraries, and internal package management. - Own, scale, and secure Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) workflows tailored for large-scale C++ applications. - Diagnose and optimize compilation and linking bottlenecks through caching, parallelization, and distributed build strategies. - Ensure seamless cross-compilation across multiple architectures including x86 and ARM. - Support testing in containerized and emulated environments using technologies such as Docker and QEMU. - Write robust tooling and automation scripts in Python and Bash for environment provisioning, static analysis, and artifact generation. - Partner closely with core C++ developers to improve modular architecture, dependency management, and overall build reliability. - Build reproducible and d