Job Description
About Overwatch: Overwatch Imaging is an imagery intelligence technology company working to bring sensor autonomy to time-critical airborne search, detection, tracking and monitoring missions. Our Automated Sensor Operator (ASO) software, native to our own line of purpose-built Smart Sensors and as an upgrade for airborne video gimbal platforms, brings Superhuman Vision and Workload Reduction to users of real-time imagery intelligence systems. We fundamentally believe that modern edge processing and AI-enabled autonomy can perform an important set of time-critical imagery intelligence missions better, faster and more safely than humans can alone. Founded in 2016 in Hood River, Oregon, we support private sector companies as well as federal, state and local agencies around the world with missions ranging from wildfire mapping and disaster response to law enforcement, border security, maritime domain awareness and tactical intelligence. About this Role: Overwatch is seeking a Build & Release Engineer to own and evolve how we build, package, and deploy our C++ based software across Jetson-based edge systems and x86 environments while ensuring that builds are fast, reliable, and reproducible, and that deployments work consistently in real-world and air-gapped environments. What You'll Do: Build System Ownership Continuously improve the C++ build ecosystem, including: Improve the structure and evolution of our CMake based build system Improve build performance, modularity, and long-term maintainability Ensure the build system scales with codebase complexity and remains understandable to the team Drive consistency across C++, Python, and emerging Rust components Dependency & Packaging Systems Establish reliable, reproducible approaches to dependency management and packaging Ensure consistency across development, CI, and deployed systems Improve how build artifacts are versioned, distributed, and consumed Infrastructure Reliability Own the reliability and scalability of build and CI systems across x86 and ARM (Jetson) environments Improve infrastructure consistency and maintainability Reduce instability and flakiness in builds and test execution System Visibility & Reliability Improve visibility into build health, failures, and performance Ensure issues are diagnosable and actionable Enable engineers to trust the build and release system What You'll Bring: Core Experience B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience 5+ years of experience in C++ build systems, build/release engineering, or similar roles Experience working in Linux-based development environments Technical Strengths Build system design, structure, and performance optimization Dependency management and packaging systems CI/build infrastructure in multi-architecture environments (x86 + ARM) Bonus Experience Jetson or other ARM-based systems Cross-compilation environments Offline or air-gapped deployments Mixed-langage builds (C++, CUDA, Rust, Python) Deployment of machine learning models to TensorRT environments Offline or air-gapped deployment, installer systems, and upgrade/migration workflows What Success Looks Like: Build system is clear, modular, and scalable Developer workflows and build results are consistent and aligned Builds are fast, reliable, and reproducible across environments Dependency and packaging systems are consistent and predictable Build infrastructure is stable and low-maintenance Packaged software is reliable and deterministic What We Offer: Growth Opportunities: As a team member of a true startup, you will learn by doing and shape our future. The opportunities are limitless for those who want to grow their career. Impact Opportunity: We work on missions that matter to keep people safe and make the world better, and we do it at the speed of a startup. Team Collaboration: Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with amazing teammates. The Overwatch Imaging leadership team believes in an open-door policy, meaning everyone has a voice and access to guidance, advice, feedback, and the ability to pitch crazy new ideas. Late Start Wednesday: A weekly block to have focus time away from meetings and calls. An opportunity to work from home, flex your schedule or self-directed time to focus on tr