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Senior Engineer - Agents

Buildkite · ANZ Region

Posted 24 days ago

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This role has been open
24 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 a Senior Engineer on the Agents team at Buildkite, you will be responsible for the Buildkite Agent, which is crucial for running CI/CD processes. Your role involves shipping features quickly, owning them end-to-end, and ensuring reliability and observability in production. You'll also engage in incident management and collaborate closely with other engineers, all while communicating effectively about your work and findings.

Our read on this posting3.6out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
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

  • Strong proficiency in Go or Ruby
  • Experience with production ownership
  • Ability to break down large problems into smaller, actionable tasks
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience in CI/CD or developer tooling

Nice to have

  • Experience with Kubernetes and AWS
  • Familiarity with Terraform
  • Knowledge of PostgreSQL
  • Experience with React and GraphQL
  • Public writing on technical problems or solutions

What you get

  • Work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks a year
  • 20 days paid annual leave plus 10 days sick & carer's leave
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers (6 for secondary)
  • Remote-work allowance for home-office kit or co-working
  • Confidential EAP & mental health support
  • Support for learning and growth with time and budget for conferences and courses

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary mentioned
  • Role requires strong production ownership experience
  • Expectations for quick iterations and problem-solving may be demanding

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Listed by Buildkite on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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