Lead Software Engineer

Gradle is the build system of choice for millions of developers around the globe and the official build tool for Android applications. Developing Gradle is a dynamic and demanding engineering challenge, with the reward of significant industry impact and collaboration with some of the world's best software teams.

Our software is used by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, Amazon, LinkedIn, Block, and many others. We regularly collaborate with these and other users to continuously improve our products.

Who You Are

We’re seeking a Lead/Principal Engineer for Gradle Build Tool with a proven track record of designing and building robust and high-impact systems as a part of a collaborative team. Our ideal candidate is deeply passionate about making other software engineers more productive and has experience in a similar role working on developer tools. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Driving delivery of major complex projects 
• Designing and implementing innovative and technically challenging solutions
• Mentor and guide other engineers

Minimum qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience
• Extensive experience designing and building software systems
• Deep expertise in Java and the JVM platform
• Excellent understanding of software design, architecture, and non-functional requirements
• Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English

Preferred qualifications

• Experience developing and maintaining Gradle builds
• Experience programming in Kotlin or Groovy
• Experience contributing to open-source projects

What we value

• Passion for making other software engineers more productive
• Strong customer and community focus
• Delivering useful high-quality solutions 
• Pragmatism in execution and getting things done
• Open communication and respect for each other

Benefits & Perks

• Learning & development: We offer a $1,000 annual learning and development stipend and a monthly meeting-free day dedicated to learning.
• Home office stipend: We offer a $1,500 home office stipend to make sure you’re comfortably equipped to work remotely.
• Volunteer day: We offer up to 8 hours of paid time each year for team members to give back to their local communities.
• Gradle World Meeting: We gather once a year for a week of in-person meetings and team-building events (at a very cool global “destination” venue).
• International benefits: We provide benefits that are tailored to your country of work.
• Competitive salary / Stock options: We offer competitive salaries and company stock option plans to all team members.

Location

• Ideally targeting Central European or Eastern timezones. We provide working conditions allowing seamless collaboration with your colleagues through email, chat, and video conferencing.

How to Apply

• Submit your resume via the form below. The recruitment team will be in touch after you’ve applied.

Who We Are

We’re a team of committed and skilled software engineers, product designers, sales professionals, and marketing experts. We’re passionate about developer productivity, and we take pride in delivering products that some of the world's leading software organizations rely on daily.

Our team is globally distributed but deeply connected. We value our interpersonal relationships as much as we value our achievements. We’re a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and improve together, and we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Visit our careers page to learn more about the company and see other open positions. Visit Glassdoor to read what current and former Gradle employees have to say about the company.

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