
Tooling Engineer
Cylake · Sunnyvale · Onsite
- Software & SaaS
- 11–50 employees
- Sunnyvale, California
Weak hiring record · median 100 days open
Hiring signal
Actively hiring
Still listed on the employer's own board · publishes a salary range · How we score
All reasons
- 80% of this employer's openings are over 60 days old
In its favour
- Still listed on the employer's own board
- Publishes a salary range
Your Impact
Join a small team building the next generation of cybersecurity products from the ground up. Led by industry veterans with a proven track record of success - you will get to architect, build, and deliver hugely impactful products with this world class team. You will have the opportunity to grow your career and skills along with the company from the very start.
Role Overview
You will be responsible for deploying, maintaining, and scaling the core engineering project management and tooling platforms, primarily centered around GitLab. This includes architecting comprehensive CI/CD pipelines, managing centralized artifact registries, and deploying critical SAST and code quality tooling. You will have the opportunity to establish the foundational development standards and automation frameworks from the ground up to support the rapid delivery of secure products.
Required Experience
- 5+ years of experience deploying, configuring, and managing GitLab (or similar) in production environments, including stress testing and validating backup and restore procedures
- Strong expertise in designing and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines, including umbrella pipelines that trigger container builds, Helm packaging, and RPM builds
- Experience deploying and integrating SAST tools (such as Coverity or Semgrep) and image vulnerability scanning directly into automated pipelines
- Proficiency in setting up and managing artifact registries, including container registries, Helm chart repositories, and RPM repositories
- Experience establishing development environment standards, including branch strategies, conventional commits, code review standards, and pre-commit hooks
- Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines for cross-compilation (Windows, Linux, macOS) and project scaffolding, such as Rust workspaces
- Familiarity with integrating test automation, such as configuring QEMU/KVM boot testing within CI pipelines
- Experience with build signing and secret management (e.g., Vault integration, Microsoft ELAM/PPL registration) is a plus
- Experience building ML specialization pipelines (model distillation, pruning, or quantization) is a plus
We offer competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. The expected salary range for this position is $150,000 – $250,000 per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined based on job-related factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. Most candidates can expect an offer within the range listed above. Your recruiter will provide additional details on compensation and benefits to qualified candidates during the hiring process.
We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive workplace where everyone can do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please let us know — we’re happy to support you.
Skills
- GitLab
- SAST
- Helm
- Semgrep
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- Rust
- HashiCorp Vault
- Machine Learning
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