Senior Build & Release Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Palo Alto

Employment Type: FullTime

About ALSO.

We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.

You will be a member of the ALSO Embedded firmware team, working on early-stage, greenfield development of next-generation products. You will be in a fast-paced environment spanning concept to launch and will help shape the team’s practices, culture, and engineering standards. You will work across software, controls, and systems teams to bring up and maintain critical systems, release pipelines, developer tools, and workflow automation for embedded firmware.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain systems — Configure and extend third-party tools (e.g., GitLab CI/CD) and custom scripts to automate software development, release, and validation for embedded firmware.

• Own the release pipeline — As the first Release Engineer on the team, drive system maintenance and work across teams to design solutions that meet program and project needs.

• CI/CD and automation — Build, scale, automate, and secure our software development infrastructure, including CI, build pipelines, and verification automation for embedded targets.

• Increase development velocity — Identify repetitive tasks and automate them to accelerate daily development.

• Design for reliability and security — Ensure high reliability, redundancy, fault tolerance, and security in pipelines and tooling.

• Process and tool guidance — Advise on release and testing processes, and embed them into team standards and automation.

• Technology selection — Identify and adopt tools and practices that improve efficiency and reliability in build–release workflows and developer tooling.

What You Will Bring

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

• 5+ years of experience in release engineering, build systems, or developer tooling

• 5+ years of experience programming in Python or similar

• Strong experience with GitLab — CI/CD pipelines, runners, container registry, and project configuration

• Experience with build and release automation for hardware products running C/C++ and lightweight RTOSes (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr)

• Experience with embedded build toolchains (e.g., GCC, cross-compilation, flashing/debugging workflows)

Preferred

• Experience with Bazel, Docker, PyTest,

• Familiarity with Jenkins or GitHub Actions (for migration or integration)

• Track record of standing up new build and release systems

• Experience with consumer-facing products, safety-critical systems, or resource-constrained software

• Comfortable in an early-stage, startup-like environment

The salary for this position ranges from $190,000-$220,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Why ALSO.

We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.

We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces. 

Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges. 

Perks and Benefits

• Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.

• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.

• Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.

• Flexible time off. 

• 401(k) match.