Senior Build Systems & Software Robustification Engineer
ALTEN Technology USA · North Reading, MA
$145,000–$185,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
North Reading, MA
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level role at an engineering services firm, embedded on-site with a robotics client in the Boston metro area. The engineer will own the build system architecture and toolchain for a large-scale C++ robotics platform, integrating sanitizers, static analysis, and CI/CD automation to ensure build reliability, reproducibility, and software quality across the full development lifecycle. Suits a specialist with deep C++ build-systems expertise in production or safety-critical environments.
Senior level · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 400 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 100–520
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is classified as Software Developers (15-1252) rather than Systems Admins (15-1244) because the primary work is designing and building build-system infrastructure and tooling in code, not operating existing systems. The runner-up 15-1244 is noted because a portion of the work (toolchain management, environment isolation) overlaps with systems administration.
CMake and Bazel are listed as interchangeable options for the core build-system requirement; both appear under the required qualifications section.
The degree requirement is set to None because the posting explicitly accepts 'equivalent practical experience' in lieu of a formal degree.
Embedded Linux/ARM cross-compilation, containerized build environments, infrastructure-as-code, SBOM/supply-chain security, and robotics/safety-critical domain experience all appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are marked accordingly.
The two specific work locations (North Reading, MA and Woburn, MA) both fall within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton CBSA.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): static analysis.
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