Staff Engineer, Build & Toolchain Infrastructure
ASML
San Jose, CA, USA
Full-Time
$171,750
RemoteSenior
Introduction to the Job
ASML US brings together the most creative minds in science and technology to develop lithography machines that enable the world’s leading chipmakers to produce faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient microchips. We design, develop, integrate, market, and service these advanced systems, which power the next generation of electronics.
We are seeking an Engineer to lead the evolution of our build and toolchain architecture, focusing on reproducible builds, hermetic environments, artifact packaging/distribution, and developer productivity. This role will modernize legacy workflows, define engineering standards, and drive adoption of scalable build and packaging practices across a globally distributed engineering organization.
Roles and Responsibilities
Define and implement target architecture for build systems, toolchains, dependency modeling, packaging, and artifact lifecycle management.
Design and deliver hermetic and reproducible build systems, including executor access control and network isolation.
Establish deterministic build practices such as pinned toolchains and controlled dependencies.
Standardize artifact versioning, storage, promotion, and consumption patterns.
Improve packaging consistency across dev, CI, and release environments.
Optimize build/test performance using caching and incremental builds.
Develop self-service tooling for developer productivity.
Integrate artifact integrity and provenance into pipelines.
Lead cross-team adoption of build/toolchain practices.
Modernize legacy build systems without disrupting delivery.
Other duties as assigned.
Job description subject to change at any time.
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
6+ years Linux-based distributed systems experience.
Experience with large-scale build systems or toolchains.
Experience with packaging and artifact management.
Proven cross-team leadership.
Strong troubleshooting and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with reproducible/hermetic builds.
Familiarity with GUIX or similar.
Experience with build graph optimization and caching.
Knowledge of artifact signing and supply chain security.
Experience modernizing build ecosystems.
Skills
Strong ownership and accountability.
Ability to design scalable systems.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Understanding of build systems and packaging workflows.
Ability to work in ambiguous environments.
Strong communication and collaboration.
Detail-oriented and quality focused.
Ability to drive improvements.
Comfortable in fast-paced environments.
Other Information
This position is located on-site in San Jose, CA.
Role within Office
Responsibilities
Routinely required to sit; walk; talk; hear; use hands to keyboard, finger, handle, and feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, twist, reach, and stretch. Occasionally required to move around the campus.
Occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
May require travel (specify domestic and/or international) dependent on business needs.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
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The current base annual salary range for this role is currently:
$171,750-257,625Pay scales are determined by role, level, location and alignment with market data. Individual pay is determined through interviews and an assessment of several factors that that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and pay relative to other team members.
The Company offers employees and their families, medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to participate in the Company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave every month and (13) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. For more information, please contact the Recruiter or click on this link Compensation & Benefits in the US.
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This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in theUnited States Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. § 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such controlled technology prior to beginning work. Business demands may require ASML to proceed with candidates who are immediately eligible to access controlled technology.
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