Senior Software Engineer (Tooling)

About Cloudbees

CloudBees is the leading software delivery platform enabling enterprises to scale software delivery while ensuring security, compliance, and operational efficiency. We empower developers with fast, self-serve workflows across hybrid and heterogeneous environments, offering unmatched flexibility for cloud transformation.

As trusted partners in DevSecOps, CloudBees supports organizations using Jenkins on-premise, transitioning to the cloud, or accelerating their DevOps maturity to drive innovation and achieve their business goals.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Tooling Engineer to design, develop, and maintain software tools that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our support team and broader organization. In this role, you will work closely with support engineers and other teams to identify pain points, automate repetitive tasks, and improve workflows through custom-built tools. Your contributions will directly improve productivity, service quality, and operational performance.

Collaboration & Tools Development

• Design, develop, and maintain internal software tools that improve the team efficiency and automation.
• Collaborate with the Support Team to identify tool requirements.
• Optimize and automate existing support processes to enhance response times and service quality.
• Ensure software tools are user-friendly, well-documented, and scalable.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and maintain existing tooling to ensure reliability and performance.

Continuous Learning

• Stay updated on Spring and or Quarkus stack
• Stay updated on the Secure coding best practices
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies to continuously improve and refine tooling solutions.

Must-Have

• 5 to 7 years of experience in Java web application development
• 1+ year of experience with either Spring or Quarkus

Version Control & CI/CD:

• Strong experience with Git for version control, including branching strategies, pull requests, and merge conflict resolution.
• Familiarity with Github workflow.

Build & Dependency Management:

• Hands-on experience with Maven for dependency management and build automation.
• Ability to configure, troubleshoot, and optimize Maven builds and plugins.

Scripting & Automation:

• Proficiency in Bash scripting for automation and system administration tasks.
• Experience with Groovy scripting is a plus.]

Containerization & Orchestration:

• Experience with containers (Docker, Podman) for building, running, and managing applications.
• Understanding of container orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker Compose, OpenShift).
• Knowledge of developer tools such as Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery systems, test tools, code quality tools, planning tools, IDEs and debugging tools
• Knowledge for web application security and writing secure code
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
• Strong communication skills, with fluency in English (written and verbal)
• Ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have

• Jenkins plugin development experience
• Cloud platform knowledge (AWS or GCP)
• Experience with Kubernetes and Helm
• Open source contributions or Jenkins community involvement
• JavaScript front end development experience (Vuejs is a plus)
• Experience with native Java tooling (Graalvm)
• Familiarity with Zendesk

Join us and help shape the future of DevSecOps!

Why Join CloudBees?

• Generous PTO to recharge and spend time with loved ones
• A culture of inclusivity, innovation, and global diversity
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to DevSecOps transformation
• Collaborative environment with opportunities for growth and skill development

CloudBees Commitment to Diversity:

We believe diversity drives innovation and enables us to serve our global customers better. We are committed to fostering a workplace that reflects the diversity of the Jenkins community and the customers we support.

Note: Beware of recruitment scams. CloudBees does not request sensitive personal or financial information during the hiring process.

We’re invested in you!

We offer generous paid time off to allow our employees time to rest, recharge and to be present with family and friends throughout the year. At CloudBees, we truly believe that the more diverse we are, the better we serve our customers. A global community like Jenkins demands a global focus from CloudBees. Organizations with greater diversity—gender, racial, ethnic, and global—are stronger partners to their customers.

Whether by creating more innovative products, or better understanding our worldwide customers, or establishing a stronger cross-section of cultural leadership skills, diversity strengthens all aspects of the CloudBees organization. In the technology industry, diversity creates a competitive advantage. CloudBees customers demand technologies from us that solve their software development, and therefore their business problems, so that they can better serve their own customers. CloudBees attributes much of its success to its worldwide work force and commitment to global diversity, which opens our proprietary software to innovative ideas from anywhere.

Along the way, we have witnessed firsthand how employees, partners, and customers with diverse perspectives and experiences contribute to creative problem-solving and better solutions for our customers and their businesses.

Scam Notice

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