Senior Software Engineer - Devops

About the Role The Build team at Gap Inc. plays a key role in enabling engineering teams to deliver software efficiently and reliably. As a Software Engineer on the Build team, you will help support and improve the CI/CD infrastructure, tools, and processes used across the organization. What You'll Do Responsibilities: · Supporting and maintaining CI/CD systems used by engineering teams. · Building and improving tools that simplify build and deployment workflows. · Partnering with platform and product teams to enhance developer experience. · Reducing friction in build and deployment processes so teams can focus on delivering features. · Assist in maintaining and improving build systems and CI/CD pipelines. · Help identify issues in build and deployment workflows and contribute to solutions that improve reliability and reduce build times. · Follow established best practices for source control, builds, and deployments, and contribute to improving them over time. · Learn and experiment with new build tools and technologies, sharing insights with the team. · Participate in code reviews and collaborate with teammates on shared solutions. · Write and maintain scripts or small tools to improve developer workflows. · Work with other platform teams (Ship, Schedule, Observe) to support overall engineering goals. · Participate in an on-call rotation with support from senior team members. · Help monitor build systems and contribute to resolving incidents and improving stability. · Contribute to documentation to help teams use build and deployment tools effectively. Who You Are · 4+yrs of software engineering experience, with some exposure to CI/CD or build system. · You have hands-on development experience building and maintaining applications or services and understand basic software development practices. · You are comfortable working with Git and standard version control workflows. · You have some experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) or are eager to learn. · You are familiar with at least one programming language (e.g., Terraform, Python, Java, or Go). · You have basic exposure to Docker or containerized applications. · You are familiar with cloud platforms (GCP or Azure) at a foundational level. · You have basic Linux knowledge and can troubleshoot simple issues. · You are eager to learn, ask questions, and collaborate with teammates. · You can write clear and simple technical documentation. · You are comfortable working in a team environment and taking ownership of small to medium-sized tasks. Core up-front tools/skillsets CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins (basic pipeline knowledge) Programming/Scripting: Python, Java, or Go, Terraform Version Control: Git (branching, PR workflows) Containers: Docker; basic Kubernetes concepts Cloud: GCP/Azure (foundational knowledge) Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, npm (basic usage) OS Skills: Linux fundamentals and troubleshooting Collaboration: documentation, team communication