Staff Platform Engineer - CI/CD & Build Systems

Hashgraph is a fast-growing software company committed to supporting, developing and servicing Hedera, an open source, proof-of-stake platform. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer — CI/CD & Release Engineering to architect and scale systems that power software delivery across their platforms, focusing on building reliable and scalable release infrastructure to improve engineering velocity and operational confidence.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and evolve scalable CI/CD systems that support complex multi-product release workflows across internal and open-source platforms
• Design and build developer tooling, deployment automation, and release orchestration systems using technologies such as GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, and cloud-native infrastructure
• Lead the engineering strategy for build pipelines, artifact management, release governance, and deployment reliability
• Improve developer experience by reducing friction in build, test, deployment, and operational workflows
• Build and maintain highly reliable Kubernetes-based infrastructure powering release automation and engineering productivity systems
• Drive observability and operational excellence across release systems through metrics, monitoring, and performance instrumentation
• Partner closely with Platform Engineering, DevOps, Security, Program Management, and Product Engineering teams to align release infrastructure with business and technical priorities
• Serve as a senior technical leader and multiplier within the organization through architecture guidance, mentorship, and operational rigor

Requirements:

• Strong systems thinking with the ability to design scalable engineering infrastructure from first principles
• Deep ownership mentality with a bias toward automation, reliability, and operational excellence
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills across engineering and business stakeholders
• Ability to balance strategic architectural thinking with hands-on execution
• Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, high-autonomy engineering environments
• 7+ years building and operating production-grade software engineering infrastructure or CI/CD platforms
• Deep experience designing and operating CI/CD systems using tools such as GitHub Actions and/or GitLab CI
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native infrastructure patterns
• Strong programming and automation experience in one or more of: Kotlin, Java, Go, Python, or Bash
• Experience building scalable build, test, release, and deployment automation systems
• Experience with modern build systems and dependency management tools such as Gradle, Maven, or NPM
• Experience operating engineering infrastructure within AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform environments
• Experience designing observability and monitoring solutions using tools such as Grafana and related telemetry systems
• Strong understanding of release management strategy, deployment safety, and operational reliability practices
• Experience writing high-quality technical documentation, engineering standards, and operational processes
• Experience supporting large-scale open-source software development workflows
• Experience with distributed systems, blockchain, or decentralized infrastructure technologies
• Experience optimizing build performance, release throughput, or engineering productivity at scale
• Expertise in Golang and advanced shell automation