EngFlow provides a platform to accelerate software builds and tests across various build systems including Bazel, Soong, and CMake. The service utilizes remote execution and caching to distribute workloads and eliminate redundant computations for faster development cycles. They offer tooling for build analysis and migration support to enhance overall engineering productivity at scale.
Funding
$21.7M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Software development teams often face challenges with slow build and test times, especially when working with large and complex codebases. Standard build tools struggle to efficiently handle the increasing size and complexity, leading to wasted developer time and reduced productivity. This can hinder iteration velocity and delay the release of new features and updates.
Solution
EngFlow provides a remote execution and caching service designed to accelerate software builds and tests. By distributing build processes across a cluster of machines and remotely caching the results, EngFlow significantly reduces build times. This allows developers to iterate faster, maintain high productivity, and release software more quickly. The platform supports various build systems and integrates with existing infrastructure, offering a seamless solution for optimizing build performance.
Target Audience
EngFlow targets software development teams, particularly those working on large applications and codebases, who need to accelerate their build and test processes to improve developer productivity and release velocity.
Features
- Remote execution distributes builds and tests across a cluster of machines for parallel processing.
- Remote caching stores build artifacts to eliminate redundant tasks and accelerate subsequent builds.
- Support for multiple build systems, including Bazel, Goma, Soong, CMake, and Buck2.
- Integrations with continuous integration (CI) tools like Bamboo, Buildkite, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, and Travis CI.
- Flexible deployment options, including on-premise, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, MacStadium, and OpenStack.
- Build and Test UI provides a centralized dashboard for viewing and sharing build results.
- Bazel Invocation Analyzer offers automatic recommendations for optimizing Bazel performance.