About Gap Inc.
Our brands bridge the gaps we see in the world. Old Navy democratizes style to ensure everyone has access to quality fashion at every price point. Athleta unleashes the potential of every woman, regardless of body size, age or ethnicity. Banana Republic believes in sustainable luxury for all. And Gap inspires the world to bring individuality to modern, responsibly made essentials.
This simple idea—that we all deserve to belong, and on our own terms—is core to who we are as a company and how we make decisions. Our team is made up of thousands of people across the globe who take risks, think big, and do good for our customers, communities, and the planet. Ready to learn fast, create with audacity and lead boldly? Join our team.
About the Role
•The Build team makes it easier and faster to build high-quality applications at Gap by providing a comprehensive and opinionated set of development tools and CI/CD infrastructure.
•Our objective is to maximize developer productivity by enabling an AI-augmented, agentic software development lifecycle through intelligent automation, streamlined workflows, and the promotion of modern engineering best practices.
•As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you’ll spearhead this evolution in collaboration with other engineering platform teams to create a seamless developer experience.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design and modernization of our build systems and CI/CD pipelines, focusing on scalability, reliability, and ease of use while balancing current needs with future goals.
- Develop and drive adoption of best practices for source control, dependency management, build processes, and deployment pipelines across the organization.
- Champion the adoption of generative AI tools and intelligent automation to enable an agentic software development lifecycle.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support our build and deploy systems.
- Provide technical guidance, documentation, and training to help teams adopt and effectively use the tools and platforms you support.
- Monitor and improve the performance, reliability, and usability of development tools, incorporating feedback from users across the organization.
Who You Are
- You have 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on build engineering and CI/CD, or equivalent experience.
- You’re proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, Go) and comfortable working across different types of languages as needed.
- You have deep expertise in Git and source control best practices.
- You’re proficient with modern CI/CD tools such as GitHub, GitHub Actions, GitHub Copilot, Artifactory, and SonarQube.
- You have extensive experience with Docker and Kubernetes in large-scale production environments.
- You’re well-versed in major cloud platforms and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Chef), with a track record of improving build and deployment processes at scale.
- You have significant experience leading projects and mentoring in a distributed team environment.
- You are passionate about developer experience and thrive on making complex workflows simpler, faster, and more reliable.
- You have a strong understanding of modern software development practices and are excited by the potential of AI and automation to transform how software is built.
- You enjoy collaborating across teams and disciplines, and you're skilled at translating developer needs into scalable platform solutions.
- You take pride in building tools that are intuitive, well-documented, and widely adopted.
Benefits at Gap Inc.
- Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
- One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
- Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
- Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
- Employee stock purchase plan.*
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
- See more of the benefits we offer.
*For eligible employees
Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.
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