Senior Build Automation Engineer (Devops) Job Listing at AMD in Bengaluru, KA (Job ID 56354-en-us)

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AMD Pensando Networking Team is looking for an experienced Senior Builds Automation Engineer to take ownership of our highly customized build system. This role involves optimizing and evolving our build pipelines, integrating them seamlessly with our CI system, and improving build performance and reliability.

You will work on complex software builds, ensuring efficient dependency management, cross-compilation, and packaging. Additionally, you will maintain and enhance our Buildroot-based system for packaging a Linux distribution, along with supporting various custom build requirements.

The ideal candidate is deeply knowledgeable about build systems, toolchains, and automation. You should have hands-on experience working with large-scale software builds, improving build efficiency, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines. A strong inclination toward optimizing build workflows and maintaining reproducibility will be key for success in this role.

• Own and maintain the build automation system, ensuring efficiency and reliability.
• Optimize build times, reduce build failures, and improve overall system stability.
• Manage and enhance the Buildroot-based system for packaging a Linux distribution.
• Ensure seamless CI/CD integration with automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
• Work closely with development teams to define and implement custom build requirements.
• Automate dependency management, caching, and incremental builds for efficiency.
• Troubleshoot build failures, toolchain issues, and packaging inconsistencies.
• Implement best practices for reproducible and deterministic builds.

• 8+ years of experience in build automation, software compilation, or CI/CD engineering.
• Strong expertise in Makefile-based build systems and modern build automation techniques.
• Experience with Buildroot for creating custom Linux distributions.
• Deep understanding of toolchains, cross-compilation, and dependency management.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and their integration with build systems.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, and scripting languages for automation.
• Experience with infrastructure automation (Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with Linux system administration and performance tuning.
• Strong knowledge of Git workflows, webhooks, and repository management.
• Understanding of containerized builds (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

• Experience working in high-performance, large-scale build environments.
• Knowledge of package management and binary distribution strategies.
• Familiarity with supply chain security for build systems.
• Exposure to cloud-based and hybrid build environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex build issues.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent field.

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