Buildkite
Buildkite sells continuous integration software for software development teams. The 152-person Australian company counts OpenAI, Anthropic, Airbnb, Canva, Uber, Shopify, Block, Slack, Boston Dynamics and Reddit among its customers.
The growth story
Buildkite grew from 42 to 152 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $41M along the way, most recently a Series B in November 2022.
About
Buildkite provides a CI/CD platform that helps software teams automate their build, test and deployment processes. Its customers include major tech companies and startups that need scalable infrastructure for their development pipelines.
The company raised $41M in a Series B round in November 2022, led by General Catalyst and OpenView. Its engineering team makes up 40% of its workforce, reflecting its focus on technical product development.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Buildkite's largest function, accounting for 61 of its 152 employees. The company maintains a lean structure with a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting a relatively flat hierarchy.
The Buildkite org chart
Kevin Gounden (Chief Executive Officer) leads 49 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 71 (+15% YoY), Sales 26 (+30% YoY), Information Technology 13 (-13% YoY), Human Resources 8 (+60% YoY), Business Development 7 (-22% YoY), Product Management 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Buildkite recruits heavily from Australian tech companies, with Culture Amp, AWS and Envato being its top talent sources. Its alumni frequently move to HeroDevs, Canva and Zendesk, indicating strong demand for its engineers in the local market.
Most common previous employers of Buildkite staff: Culture Amp (10), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (6), Envato (6), Cash App (5), Block (5), Zendesk (4). Former Buildkite employees most often moved to HeroDevs (9), Canva (2), Zendesk (2), Atlassian (2), Amp (2), Amber Electric (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Buildkite mafia
Buildkite alumni have founded at least 6 companies, including Amp (20 staff), Cadence (3 staff) and CuratX (2 staff). This entrepreneurial activity suggests the company fosters technical leadership skills.
6Harry Charlesworth, was GTM until 2024Dave Slutzkin, was Consultant until 2021Omkar Acharya, was Business Development Representative until 2024Georgina Robilliard, was VP of People until 2023Keith Pitt, was Chief Executive Officer until 2025Jy Kingston, was Platform Engineer (Technical Solutions) until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 2% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Buildkite: JavaScript (54), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (42), Git (41), Ruby on Rails (41), Leadership (39), Python (Programming Language) (38), Ruby (37), Linux (35).
Where the team actually sits
Buildkite people are concentrated in Victoria, Australia (30), New South Wales, Australia (9), Queensland, Australia (8), Greater Melbourne Area (7).
Search footprint
Buildkite attracts about 1,941 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $6K a month if bought through ads. It gained 320 ranking keywords and lost 473 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Buildkite has 152 employees as of September 2026.
Buildkite has raised $41M in total, most recently a Series B round in November 2022.
Kevin Gounden (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Buildkite's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Buildkite staff are Culture Amp (10 people), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (6 people), Envato (6 people).
Former Buildkite employees most often move to HeroDevs (9), Canva (2), Zendesk (2).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Buildkite, including Amp, Cadence, CuratX.
Buildkite attracts about 1,941 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $6K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Buildkite staff are JavaScript, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Git, Ruby on Rails, Leadership.
Buildkite staff are concentrated in Victoria, Australia (30), New South Wales, Australia (9), Queensland, Australia (8).
Buildkite has about 71 people in Engineering, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Buildkite has about 26 people in Sales, up 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 136 current and 132 former Buildkite profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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