DevOps Engineer

Dev Ops Engineer

Heads Up Technologies Kirkland, Washington, United States

We are seeking a Dev Ops Engineer to improve and maintain the developer tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and test infrastructure that our embedded software, firmware, and FPGA teams rely on every day. The immediate focus will be leading a version control migration to Git and Git Hub, building Git Hub Actions workflows on self‑hosted runners, and standing up hardware‑in‑the‑loop test infrastructure for embedded audio and video products.

This is a hands‑on role for an engineer who enjoys making other engineers more productive by streamlining builds, automating tests, and removing friction from the development process.

• Work Days and
  
  Hours:
  
  Monday‑Friday, Full‑Time.
• Location:
  
  Onsite in Kirkland, Washington.
• Compensation: $115,000 to $135,000 per year.
• Work Eligibility:
  Must be a U.S. Citizen and authorized to work in the United States.

• Build and maintain Git Hub Actions CI/CD workflows for embedded software, firmware, and FPGA builds across Windows, Linux, and Xilinx tool chains.
• Deploy and manage self‑hosted Git Hub Actions runners, on premises and/or cloud based, to support embedded build and test workloads that require specific tool chains, hardware access, or long‑running jobs.
• Design and deploy on‑premises hardware‑in‑the‑loop test systems for automated regression testing of embedded audio and video products, including fixture orchestration, instrument control, and result reporting.
• Stand up an artifact repository for managing build outputs, binary assets, and firmware images.
• Lead the migration from legacy version control, including SVN, to Git and Git Hub, including repository structure, branching strategy, and team onboarding.
• Evaluate and integrate tools that improve developer productivity across embedded and FPGA workflows.
• Provision, configure, and maintain build and test servers, including runner scaling, OS imaging, and toolchain installation.
• Develop and maintain a package management system for embedded software distribution.
• Define and implement Infrastructure as Code solutions for build servers, runners, test rigs, and development environments.
• Optimize compute and storage resources across CI/CD, runners, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop testing infrastructure.
• Identify bottlenecks across engineering workflows and propose scalable improvements.
• Mentor engineers in Git, Git Hub Actions, automation, and Dev Ops best practices.
• Conduct code reviews for build scripts, deployment pipelines, and automation components.
• Maintain documentation for build, test, and deployment processes.
• Establish metrics for build performance, test coverage, and pipeline reliability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of Dev Ops or automation experience.
• Experience with version control systems, including Git. SVN migration experience is a plus.
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines. Git Hub Actions experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience deploying and managing self‑hosted runners or build agents.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and infrastructure.
• Experience with package management and software distribution.
• Strong scripting and automation skills, such as Python, Bash, or similar tools.
• Experience working in embedded systems development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and maintain automated build and test systems.
• Hands‑on experience building or maintaining hardware‑in‑the‑loop or automated hardware test infrastructure.
• Core Dev Ops and automation skills, including Git Hub Actions, self‑hosted runner management, Linux, Docker, Python or Bash, and Ansible.
• Embedded and FPGA support experience with GNU Make, CMake, Xilinx tool chains, Yocto, or proprietary tool chains.
• Testing and artifact management experience with hardware‑in‑the‑loop infrastructure, test fixture orchestration, automated regression testing, and artifact repositories.

• Experience leading version control migrations from SVN to Git.
• Experience with FPGA development workflows, especially Xilinx.
• Experience…