Bazel Engineer (Expert)
First seen by Alion on Sep 26, 2026.
VirtusLab is a leading European software consulting and engineering company. Our mission is to craft clean code and practical solutions with precision and purpose. We foster a dynamic culture rooted in strong engineering, a sense of ownership, and transparency, empowering professionals to make a substantial impact in the software industry.
Project Overview & Engagement Profile
Core Bazel team
Project scope
The project focuses on delivering a blend of consultancy, migration and working on open source related to Bazel. Members of the team work on short and medium-length projects around Bazel and, at some point, become the founding members of longer-lived teams. Deliverables encompass:
Executing smooth Bazel migrations
Promoting Bazel ecosystems and engineering expertise through technical conferences, meetups, blog posts, and social media channels - only if you feel comfortable with it.
Developing high-quality open-source and internal solutions tailored to Bazel
Supporting pre-sales activities and strategic technical consultancy
Developing and delivering training sessions and mentoring engineering teams - only if you feel comfortable with it.
Tech stack
Bazel, Starlark, Python
Project Challenges
The engagement is a part of the group that solves problems too hard for the client's own team, even backed by LLMs. Works spans multiple ecosystems, codebase sizes, and setup quality - from helping startups to working on work-class Bazel builds (like those at Airbnb, Databricks, or Uber). It requires driving technical initiatives and applying creative problem-solving approaches.
Team
An elite engineering squad consisting of 10 Bazel Experts across various short and mid-term projects.
Required Expertise & Competencies
Track record in developing solutions around build tools, maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, or optimising SDLC processes
Expertise in Bazel (preferred) or other build tools
Interest in build systems, SDLC, and developer tooling in general
Proficiency in at least one software ecosystem (JVM, Rust, Go, TypeScript, C++ or similar)
Excellent communication skills combined with a pragmatic approach to technical problem-solving
Proactive approach to blocker resolution and collaborative technical alignment
High autonomy in task execution and output delivery
Public speaking, technical blogging, and community engagement experience are significant assets, alongside strong mentoring and knowledge-sharing capabilities
Don't worry if you don't meet all the requirements. What matters most is your passion and willingness to develop.
A few perks of being with us
Building tech community
Flexible hybrid work model
Home office reimbursement
Language lessons
MyBenefit points
Private healthcare
Training Package
Virtusity / in-house training
And a lot more!
Access to the above perks is optional and completely voluntary for B2B contractors