Senior DevOps Engineer

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Apex.AI creates safety‑certified software that powers mobility and intelligent‑machine applications across automotive, trucking, robotics, aerospace, agriculture, industrial automation and defence. The company is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to design, build and scale its build‑and‑release platform, a core service that boosts developer productivity and delivers high‑quality products to customers worldwide. In this role you will architect and implement the build and release system, collaborate with European defence clients and internal product teams, and help move real‑world systems into production. You will also contribute enhancements back to the core platform, work with the Apex.Alan framework, and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support C/C++ projects built with Bazel. The position requires a technical bachelor's degree or higher and at least five years of relevant experience. You must have proven expertise with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP, and a solid background in maintaining cross‑platform build systems and CI/CD pipelines. Strong scripting abilities in Python and Starlark, experience building C/C++ with Bazel, and familiarity with GitLab or GitHub are essential. Daily work will involve Linux terminal tools, troubleshooting, and clear communication with both customers and internal teams. Authorization to work in Germany and German language proficiency are mandatory. Nice‑to‑have skills include knowledge of Terraform, deeper Bazel internals, experience releasing code and binaries to customers, cross‑compilation, CMake usage, and developing Bazel infrastructure. What the role asks for: - B.S. or higher in a technical field - 5+ years relevant DevOps experience - Cloud experience with AWS, Azure or GCP - Proven cross‑platform build system expertise - CI/CD pipeline management experience - Python and Starlark scripting ability - Bazel build experience for C/C++ projects - German language proficiency (required) - Authorization to work in Germany - Familiarity with GitLab or GitHub - Nice-to-have: Terraform experience - Nice-to-have: Bazel internals knowledge - Nice-to-have: Code/binary release experience - Nice-to-have: Cross‑compilation familiarity - Nice-to-have: CMake usage - Nice-to-have: Bazel infrastructure development