Senior Software Engineer - Devops

About the Role The Build team at Gap Inc. plays a key role in enabling engineering teams to deliver software efficiently and reliably. As a Software Engineer on the Build team, you will help support and improve the CI/CD infrastructure, tools, and processes used across the organization. What Youll Do

Responsibilities:

Supporting and maintaining CI/CD systems used by engineering teams.

Building and improving tools that simplify build and deployment workflows.

Partnering with platform and product teams to enhance developer experience.

Reducing friction in build and deployment processes so teams can focus on delivering features.

Assist in maintaining and improving build systems and CI/CD pipelines.

Help identify issues in build and deployment workflows and contribute to solutions that improve reliability and reduce build times.

Follow established best practices for source control, builds, and deployments, and contribute to improving them over time.

Learn and experiment with new build tools and technologies, sharing insights with the team.

Participate in code reviews and collaborate with teammates on shared solutions.

Write and maintain scripts or small tools to improve developer workflows.

Work with other platform teams (Ship, Schedule, Observe) to support overall engineering goals.

Participate in an on-call rotation with support from senior team members.

Help monitor build systems and contribute to resolving incidents and improving stability.

Contribute to documentation to help teams use build and deployment tools effectively.

4+yrs of software engineering experience, with some exposure to CI/CD or build system.

You have hands-on development experience building and maintaining applications or services and understand basic software development practices.

You are comfortable working with Git and standard version control workflows.

You have some experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins) or are eager to learn.

You are familiar with at least one programming language (e.g., Terraform, Python, Java, or Go).

You have basic exposure to Docker or containerized applications.

You are familiar with cloud platforms (GCP or Azure) at a foundational level.

You have basic Linux knowledge and can troubleshoot simple issues.

You are eager to learn, ask questions, and collaborate with teammates.

You can write clear and simple technical documentation.

You are comfortable working in a team environment and taking ownership of small to medium-sized tasks.

Core up-front tools/skillsets

• CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, Jenkins (basic pipeline knowledge)
• Programming/Scripting: Python, Java, or Go, Terraform
• Version Control: Git (branching, PR workflows)
• Containers: Docker; basic Kubernetes concepts
• Cloud: GCP/Azure (foundational knowledge)
• Build Tools: Maven, Gradle, npm (basic usage)
• OS Skills: Linux fundamentals and troubleshooting
• Collaboration: documentation, team communication