About the job
About Buildkite
At Buildkite, our vision is to empower every developer worldwide. We have revolutionized software delivery through a platform that is not only fast and reliable but also secure and scalable, catering to the needs of the world's leading high-growth tech companies like Airbnb, Shopify, Canva, PagerDuty, Lyft, and Pinterest.
Job Overview
In this role, you will play a crucial part in designing, developing, and scaling tools that enable some of the finest software engineering teams globally. You will work collaboratively with engineers, designers, and product managers to implement impactful features and enhancements, tackling challenges at the intersection of developer experience, scalability, and performance.
This role is highly collaborative and hands-on, allowing you to contribute to product development, influence architectural decisions, and help shape the future of Buildkite's platform.
About the Team
The Test Engine team focuses on making test suites more affordable, faster, and reliable, alleviating friction in developers' daily tasks, and enhancing their productivity and job satisfaction. We achieve this by identifying and isolating flaky tests, providing tools for suite parallelization to minimize build times, and offering insights into suite trends over time, alongside deep dives into individual test executions.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with the engineering team to develop new features or improvements that address real customer challenges.
- Design and implement features that balance speed and quality—prioritizing shipping over perfection while ensuring problem resolution.
- Take ownership of critical components of the existing stack, ensuring alignment with customer expectations while exploring new technologies to address emerging challenges.
- Engage with customers to thoroughly understand their issues, making their challenges your own to devise effective solutions.
- Utilize your software engineering experience to inform product and design decisions.
- Work together with the team to tackle complex problems, share knowledge across various technologies, and support one another in achieving optimal solutions.
What You Bring
- 3-5 years of engineering experience.
- Proven expertise in designing, building, and delivering technology products in highly technical settings, such as developer tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

