Staff Build & Release Engineer - Platform Software

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software and mobile solutions for every charging need across North America and Europe. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

Discover what it’s like to help build the fueling network of the future - check out our Engineering Blog.

Reports To

Manager, Core Platform

What You Will Be Doing

The embedded platform software team at ChargePoint develops the software that runs on our charging station. You will be a key member of the team implementing and maintaining the build and release infrastructure for our software. In addition they will help develop and maintain a build infrastructure for product development and improvements. Participation in code analysis using tools and coverage builds will allow exposure to all parts of the system from source to deployments on the embedded platforms.

At ChargePoint we are always looking to improve, so we are looking for engineers with the ability to identify bottlenecks and friction in the way we work and contribute ideas for removing them.

What You Will Bring to ChargePoint

• Expertise designing, developing, deploying and maintaining a scalable build infrastructure

• Ability to be a bridge between Software Development, DevOps, InfoSec, and Program Management

• Experience successfully running multiple release trains in parallel

• Passion for automation, reproducibility, quality and security

Mandatory Requirements

• 8+ years of experience with Linux

• 3+ years experience creating CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions

• 2+ years experience writing Javascript, in application or pipeline scripting capacity

• 2+ years experience writing Python, in application, data science, or automation scripting capacity

• Previous work with creating Docker containers and related tooling

• Strong expertise in git operations in combination with Github or Gitlab

• API integration development with at least 1 of the following: Jira, Confluence, Slack, or other notification systems

• Ability to automate things / create tools for different parts of the build and release process

  • Development process improvements via source review and ticket updates

  • Code coverage and analysis reports to highlight areas of work

  • Static analyzers and other code scanning systems for security and intellectual property

• Experience with cloud provider like AWS, GCP, Azure

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with infrastructure tools like ansible, salt, chef or similar systems, understanding which system is better for what

• Experience with Nomad, Kubernetes, Mesos, Docker Swarm or similar systems

• Experience with build integration and cross compiler environments - buildroot is a plus

• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop test setups (HIL) is a plus

• Experience with integration into distributed test automation environments

• Interest in RTOSes, C/C++, Rust, Yocto, and/or IIOT is a plus

ChargePoint is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The targeted US salary range for roles at this operating level is $85,000 to $230,000. This range represents base salary and does not reflect equity, benefits or variable pay where applicable. Actual base salaries are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, experience, certifications and specific work location. 

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.

ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. 
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