This is a high-leverage role. The systems you build touch every engineer at Hadrian, and the improvements you ship show up immediately in how fast the company moves.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Build and maintain CI/CD pipeline libraries that abstract build, release, and deployment events for use across multiple engineering teams
Design and build internal tools, APIs, and CLI utilities that reduce developer friction and automate recurring engineering tasks — dependency upgrades, credential rotation, routine maintenance
Help make Hadrian's internal systems API-ready for AI coding agents; build harness tooling, context systems, and feedback loops that improve the quality of AI-generated contributions in our codebase
Instrument and monitor developer productivity systems; surface bottlenecks and measure the impact of tooling improvements through clear metrics
Partner with application development teams to identify needs, implement CI/CD best practices, and drive adoption of new tooling across the org
Join the on-call rotation to support systems and services during production incidents; contribute to root cause analyses and postmortems
Participate in code reviews and author technical proposals that raise the engineering bar for the Builder Tools team
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Hands-on experience building and maintaining complex CI/CD pipelines and build infrastructure — pipeline-as-code, artifact management, multi-environment deployments
Strong programming fundamentals in Go, Python, TypeScript, or similar; track record of writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code
Experience with Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes or similar)
Solid understanding of source control concepts and practical Git experience
Proven ability to troubleshoot complex systems and resolve issues efficiently
A developer empathy mindset: you build tools that are easy to adopt, well-documented, and reduce toil rather than create it
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
WHAT WILL SET YOU APART
Genuine curiosity and hands-on experience with AI coding tools and agents — Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar — and opinions about what makes them work well in a real codebase
Experience building API-ready interfaces or harness tooling for AI coding agents
Prior work on developer experience or engineering productivity programs
Familiarity with GitOps principles and workflows
Experience with static analysis, automated PR pipelines, or code review tooling
Background in fast-paced or scaling startup environments
GROWTH & TRAJECTORY
The Builder Tools team is being built from the ground up, and this is one of the foundational IC roles on it. As the team grows and the function matures, there are opportunities to specialize in AI-assisted developer workflows, CI/CD platform ownership, or SDK/API development — and to grow into a senior IC or tech lead role as the org scales.
Compensation
For this role, the target salary range is $173,000 - $321,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).
This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
Flexible vacation policy
Equity
ITAR REQUIREMENTS
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
USE OF AI IN HIRING
Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy https://www.hadrian.co/privacy-policy.
CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY
Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.
HADRIAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
