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