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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days Buildkite's roles stay open a median of 24 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 31% of Buildkite's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Buildkite
- moderate 2 stale, 0 reposted of 13 open
- Hiring momentum
- 21 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Buildkite's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Buildkite.
About this role
As an IT Engineer at Buildkite, you will be responsible for operational support and engineering tasks, focusing on automation and system building rather than manual ticket handling. You will work closely with a small team to implement AI tools and improve IT processes, ensuring effective support for a globally distributed team. Your role will involve managing SaaS platforms, device management, and contributing to infrastructure as code, all while maintaining strong communication in a remote-first environment.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Buildkite as an employer.
What you need
- SaaS platform administration and identity provider management
- macOS device management and MDM experience
- SSO, SAML, and SCIM configuration and troubleshooting
- Strong written communication for async, remote-first work
- Access lifecycle management: onboarding and offboarding experience
- Scripting ability — you've actually built things, not just patched them
Nice to have
- API and webhook integration experience
- Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows
- IaC experience (Terraform or similar)
- Endpoint management and compliance tooling
- Background at a developer-tooling or engineering-focused company
What you get
- 20 days paid annual leave plus 10 days sick & carer's leave
- An ongoing remote-work allowance
- Retirement and health coverage (based on your region)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers (6 weeks for secondary)
- Confidential EAP & mental health support
- Support for learning and growth with time and budget for conferences, courses, and coaching
Worth weighing
- The role requires a strong focus on automation and engineering mindset, which may differ from traditional IT roles.
- You will be the first point of IT contact for the Americas, which comes with both independence and responsibility.
- The position involves a mix of reactive support and proactive engineering work, requiring good time management and adaptability.
Summarised from Buildkite's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Buildkite on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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