Build Engineer - Costco Travel

Costco Travel IT is responsible for the technical future of Costco Wholesale, the third largest retailer in the world with wholesale operations in fourteen countries. Despite our size and explosive international expansion, we continue to provide a family, employee centric atmosphere in which our employees thrive and succeed.

This is an environment unlike anything in the high-tech world and the secret of Costco's success is its culture. The value Costco puts on its employees is well documented in articles from a variety of publishers including Bloomberg and Forbes. Our employees and our members come FIRST. Costco is well known for its generosity and community service and has won many awards for its philanthropy. The company joins with its employees to take an active role in volunteering by sponsoring many opportunities to help others.

Come join the Costco Travel IT family. Costco IT is a dynamic, fast-paced environment, working through exciting transformation efforts. We are building the next generation retail environment where you will be surrounded by dedicated and highly professional employees.

As a Build Engineer you work with Software Developers and DevOps Teams to ensure our products seamlessly move from development through rollout and into production. This requires scripting and coding with an eye toward scalability as we are pushing updates and iterating on all of our products.

The Build Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our build and release infrastructure. This role is critical to ensuring efficient, reliable, and automated software builds across multiple platforms and environments. Our vision is to continuously improve build and configuration management tools as well as best practices to meet needs of scaling applications as well as growing engineering teams.

If you want to be a part of one of the worldwide BEST companies "to work for", simply apply and let your career be reimagined.

ROLE
Designing and developing solutions to improve developer experience and code velocity to production.
Design, develop, and maintain automated build systems and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Optimize build processes to reduce build times and improve efficiency.
Monitor build systems and proactively resolve issues to minimize downtime.
Implement and maintain build configurations across multiple platforms (Windows, Linux).
Create and maintain build scripts, tools, and automation frameworks.
Automate repetitive tasks to improve team productivity.
Integrate third-party tools and services into the build pipeline.
Maintain version control strategies and branching models.
Provide technical support and troubleshooting for build-related issues.
Document build processes, procedures, and best practices.
Monitor and optimize build performance metrics
Implement security best practices in build and deployment processes
Manage build artifacts, dependencies, and package repositories

REQUIRED
3+ years of experience in build engineering, DevOps, or related role.
Strong experience with CI/CD platforms (Jenkins, Git, GitHub, Azure DevOps, or similar).
Proven track record of implementing and maintaining automated build systems.
Experience with version control systems, particularly Git.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell, Groovy).
Strong understanding of build tools (Gradle, Maven, etc.).
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)

Recommended:
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Attention to detail and commitment to quality.
Ability to debug complex build and deployment issues.
Understanding of networking, security, and system administration concepts.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Self-motivated with ability to work independently.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Adaptability and willingness to learn new technologies.
Proficient in Microsoft Workspace applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
Successful internal candidates will have spent one year or more on their current team.

Required Documents
Cover Letter
Resume

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Pay Ranges:

Level 3 - $130,000 - $160,000

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health benefits - medical/dental/vision/hearing aid/pharmacy/behavioral health/employee assistance, health care reimbursement account, dependent care assistance plan, short-term disability and long-term disability insurance, AD&D insurance, life insurance, 401(k), stock purchase plan to eligible employees.

Costco is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Costco is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to

If hired, you will be required to provide proof of authorization to work in the United States.