Release Engineer

Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha and Wolfram Language, is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Release Engineer to join our Release Engineering department. The Release Engineer will be responsible for turning ideas and prototypes into products and distributing automation systems that build products for every platform. The ideal candidate should be organized, detail oriented and willing to learn new technologies.

A clear employment verification and education verification will be required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and developing the department web portal
• Advising developers on release-related issues
• Diagnosing build and automation issues
• Researching and migrating to new automation systems
• Optimizing automation systems to reduce product build time
• Recognizing cross-platform porting issues
• Configuring and maintaining build machines
• Maintaining the internal documentation for the RE codebase and processes
• Administrating servers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, IT or a related STEM field
• Strong communication skills
• Programming experience in one or several programming languages and willingness to learn more
• Experience with Linux, macOS and/or Windows
• Experience with scripting
• Ability to learn new technologies and tools quickly
• Good research habits

Preferred qualifications

• Familiar with Wolfram Language
• Experience with C and C++
• Familiar with Python 2.7/3.6
• Familiar with Kotlin
• Familiar with integration tools like Jenkins and TeamCity
• Familiar with Apache Ant
• Strong experience with Git
• Familiar with CVS
• Familiar with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Familiar with Django and jQuery
• Familiar with MariaDB and SQL

Location: Champaign, Illinois, or remote
Job type: Full time (40 hours per week)/Permanent
Reporting to: Manager of Release Engineering
Salary (for eligible candidates residing in the United States): For candidates based in the United States, the salary for this position is expected to be $65,000 per year.
Benefits (for eligible candidates residing in the United States): Medical, vision and dental insurance with partial employer contributions; a life insurance policy; an employee assistance program; a generous PTO policy based on years of service; 12 paid holidays per calendar year; a 401(k) plan with employer matching; short-term disability; long-term disability; tuition reimbursement/professional development assistance; etc.

All hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or transfer visas for applicants.

Wolfram is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at its company. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

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