Build Engineer

About Us
Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.

In just four years, we have raised a total of $120 million and have built a world-class team of 200+ employees (including 70+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 17 different countries and with offices in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

We have also launched our Metis AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.

Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer.

Are you up for the challenge?

Job Description
As a Build Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving our software build and release processes, ensuring the stability and reliability of our software products. You will work closely with software developers, DevOps engineers, and other cross-functional teams to streamline the build and release pipeline.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the build and release automation pipelines for Axelera AI's software products using tools such as Make, Ninja, CMake, Bazel (optional), and Meson (optional).
• Package software into RPM and Debian formats.
• Implement and maintain build systems for C/C++ components, Python packages, and Python bindings.
• Manage version control systems (e.g., Git) and ensure code repositories are organized and well-maintained.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to integrate Docker, Packer, and Artifactory into the deployment process.
• Configure Yocto or Buildroot to support the production of SDK images.
• Prototype SDK images using image building tools like Packer.
• Interact with the CI team to influence the CI architecture.
• Efficiently cache intermediate build artifacts to improve overall CI performance (e.g., ccache, Artifactory, etc.).
• Define the SDK release artifacts that the build system will construct.
• Assist in architecting the release flow of our SDK and define the CI/CD build and test flows.
• Assist in defining the release infrastructure and SDK package and image hosting tools (e.g., Artifactory).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Build Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong programming and scripting skills (e.g., Python, Shell, Bash).
• Experience with build and release automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI).
• Proficiency in version control systems, especially Git.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.
• Strong knowledge of C/C++ building systems and linking.
• Experience with Python package build systems and packaging, including building and packaging C/C++ Python bindings.
• Experience with Make, Ninja, CMake, Bazel, Meson, RPM, and Debian packaging.
• Familiarity with Yocto, Buildroot, and Zephyr/west.
• Proficiency in ccache, Docker, Packer, and Artifactory.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.

Location
We offer a flexible working arrangement, with options to:

• Work from one of our Axelera AI offices (Leuven in Belgium, Amsterdam and Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Florence and Milan in Italy or Bristol in the United Kingdom) if you're already based in the vicinity.
• Work fully remotely from any European country (incl. the UK) you are already in.
• Relocate with us and work from Italy (Florence or Milan), Belgium (Leuven) or the Netherlands (Amsterdam or Eindhoven).

Kindly note that priority will be given to candidates who are [interested in being] based in Bavaria (Munich), Belgium or Italy
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What we offer
This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.

An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team.

At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.