Senior Build & Pipeline Architect - Turn 10 Studios | Microsoft Careers

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Redmond, WA Posted 9 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Build & Pipeline Architect at Turn 10 Studios, part of Xbox Gaming Studios in Redmond, Washington, you will lead the technical vision for build systems, CI/CD, and development pipelines, ensuring they are scalable and reliable. Your day-to-day responsibilities include defining architectural standards, resolving systemic bottlenecks, collaborating with DevOps teams to ensure infrastructure alignment, and mentoring engineers within your domain. You will work closely with various project teams to support multiple initiatives, contributing hands-on to critical systems and optimizing performance. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, particularly in build systems, CI/CD, or pipeline engineering, along with expertise in platforms like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and familiarity with Perforce workflows. This role is crucial for maintaining the high standards of automotive gaming entertainment at Turn 10 Studios.

Skills

Jenkins GitHub Actions CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Terraform Python Go PostgreSQL Perforce AWS Azure Git CICD Debugging Performance Optimization Mentorship Branching Strategies Release Pipelines Dependency Management

What you'll do

  • Define and drive technical architecture for build systems, CI/CD, and pipeline workflows.
  • Lead the design and evolution of scalable, high-performance build and integration systems.
  • Own architecture for branching strategies, build orchestration, and release pipelines.
  • Identify and resolve systemic bottlenecks in build times, reliability, and developer workflows.
  • Establish standards, best practices, and patterns for build and pipeline development.

What we're looking for

  • At least 8 years of software engineering experience in build systems, CI/CD, or pipeline engineering.
  • Proven ability to design and scale large build systems or distributed CI/CD environments.
  • Expertise in build orchestration, automation, dependency management, and caching strategies.
  • Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub Actions.
  • Strong debugging and performance optimization skills for complex systems.
  • Ability to balance hands-on execution with architectural guidance and mentorship.
  • Familiarity with game development pipelines or large asset builds preferred.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 62% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$148,455–$206,250

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 451 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 417 roles with salary data.

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