Our engineers deploy self-hosted agents on your infrastructure with security hardening, OIDC authentication, and secrets management. We configure dynamic pipelines scaling to thousands of concurrent jobs, implement Test Engine for flaky test detection, and optimize agent queues for cost efficiency. You get cloud orchestration with agents behind your firewall where code stays under your control.
Buildkite CI/CD That Keeps Code Behind Your Firewall
Execute builds on your infrastructure with managed control plane, dynamic pipelines, and unlimited concurrency for secure, scalable CI/CD.
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Cloud CI/CD exposes code and secrets
Fully managed platforms require sending source code, credentials, and build artifacts to third-party infrastructure. Compliance teams block deployments, security audits flag data exposure risks, and regulated industries can’t use cloud runners. We implement Buildkite with self-hosted agents running behind your firewall and managed orchestration handling pipeline execution so you get cloud convenience without sending sensitive data outside your network.
Our capabilities include:
- Self-hosted Buildkite agent deployment
- Dynamic pipeline configuration and orchestration
- Test Engine integration for flaky test detection
- Unlimited concurrency scaling strategies
- OIDC authentication and secrets management
- Agent queue optimization for resource efficiency
Who we support
Security requirements and compliance mandates prevent teams from using fully cloud-hosted CI/CD. We help organizations implement Buildkite workflows where agents run on controlled infrastructure while orchestration happens through managed services.
Teams in Regulated Industries
Your compliance team blocks cloud CI/CD because source code and credentials can't leave your network. Security audits require data sovereignty, audit trails showing build locations, and infrastructure control for SOC 2 or FedRAMP certification.
Companies Needing Massive Parallelization
Your test suites take hours because CI/CD platforms limit concurrent jobs. Waiting for available runners blocks deployments, scaling capacity costs exponentially, and you need thousands of parallel builds without hitting platform limits or budget constraints.
Organizations Managing Build Agents
You run Jenkins with self-hosted agents but spend time maintaining the controller, managing plugins, and fixing agent issues. You want agent control without orchestration maintenance, and upgrades shouldn't require downtime windows.
Ways to engage
We offer a wide range of engagement models to meet our clients’ needs. From hourly consultation to fully managed solutions, our engagement models are designed to be flexible and customizable.
Staff Augmentation
Get access to on-demand product and engineering team talent that gives your company the flexibility to scale up and down as business needs ebb and flow.
Retainer Services
Retainers are perfect for companies that have a fully built product in maintenance mode. We'll give you peace of mind by keeping your software running, secure, and up to date.
Project Engagement
Project-based contracts that can range from small-scale audit and strategy sessions to more intricate replatforming or build from scratch initiatives.
We'll spec out a custom engagement model for you
Invested in creating success and defining new standards
At Curotec, we do more than deliver cutting-edge solutions — we build lasting partnerships. It’s the trust and collaboration we foster with our clients that make CEOs, CTOs, and CMOs consistently choose Curotec as their go-to partner.
Helping a Series B SaaS company refine and scale their product efficiently
Why choose Curotec for Buildkite?
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Extraordinary people, exceptional outcomes
Our outstanding team represents our greatest asset. With business acumen, we translate objectives into solutions. Intellectual agility drives efficient software development problem-solving. Superior communication ensures seamless teamwork integration.
2
Deep technical expertise
We don’t claim to be experts in every framework and language. Instead, we focus on the tech ecosystems in which we excel, selecting engagements that align with our competencies for optimal results. Moreover, we offer pre-developed components and scaffolding to save you time and money.
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Balancing innovation with practicality
We stay ahead of industry trends and innovations, avoiding the hype of every new technology fad. Focusing on innovations with real commercial potential, we guide you through the ever-changing tech landscape, helping you embrace proven technologies and cutting-edge advancements.
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Flexibility in our approach
We offer a range of flexible working arrangements to meet your specific needs. Whether you prefer our end-to-end project delivery, embedding our experts within your teams, or consulting and retainer options, we have a solution designed to suit you.
Secure and scalable hybrid architecture.
Self-Hosted Agent Control
Run build agents on your infrastructure so source code, credentials, and artifacts never leave your network perimeter.
Unlimited Concurrent Jobs
Scale to thousands of parallel builds simultaneously so you eliminate queue wait times without hitting platform concurrency limits.
Dynamic Pipeline Generation
Generate pipeline steps at runtime based on changed files so you skip unnecessary work and adapt workflows programmatically.
Test Engine Intelligence
Identify flaky tests automatically and split suites intelligently so unreliable tests don't block deployments or waste developer time.
OIDC Authentication
Establish short-lived credential exchange with cloud providers so agents authenticate securely without storing long-term secrets.
Agent Queue Optimization
Route jobs to specialized agent pools based on requirements so resource-intensive builds get dedicated hardware while simple tasks use minimal capacity.
Infrastructure that powers Buildkite deployments
Buildkite Platform & Control Plane
Our engineers configure Buildkite’s managed orchestration with organization settings, access controls, and pipeline coordination.
- Buildkite Dashboard — Web-based control plane managing pipeline execution, build history, and team collaboration without infrastructure maintenance
- Buildkite Pipelines — YAML-based workflow orchestration with dynamic step generation, conditional logic, and artifact management
- Buildkite Test Engine — Analytics platform identifying flaky tests, splitting suites intelligently, and providing performance insights for optimization
- Buildkite Package Registries — Secure artifact storage and distribution managing software packages at scale with version control
- Mobile Delivery Cloud — Specialized environment for iOS and Android builds reducing mobile application compilation times
- Buildkite API — REST interface for programmatic access to pipelines, builds, agents, and analytics data
Self-Hosted Agent Deployment
Curotec deploys build agents on your infrastructure with security hardening, resource allocation, and automated scaling strategies.
- Buildkite Agent — Lightweight daemon running on Linux, macOS, or Windows executing pipeline jobs while maintaining firewall security
- Docker Agents — Containerized agent deployment with isolated execution environments and consistent dependency management
- Kubernetes Agent Deployment — Pod-based agents with auto-scaling, resource limits, and cluster integration for cloud-native workflows
- AWS EC2 Agents — Virtual machine-based agents with instance types matching build requirements and spot instance cost optimization
- Agent Hooks — Lifecycle scripts executing pre-checkout, pre-command, and post-command actions for environment configuration
- Agent Queues — Named job routing targeting specific agent pools based on hardware requirements, security zones, or project needs
Pipeline Configuration & Orchestration
We build pipeline definitions with dynamic generation, conditional steps, and artifact handling that adapt to repository changes.
- pipeline.yml — YAML configuration defining build steps, commands, and dependencies with version-controlled pipeline-as-code
- Dynamic Pipelines — Runtime step generation using scripts that analyze changed files and generate appropriate build stages
- Pipeline Upload — Command allowing pipelines to modify themselves mid-execution based on previous step results
- Step Dependencies — Explicit ordering and parallelization control ensuring jobs execute in correct sequence with proper data flow
- Block Steps — Manual approval gates pausing pipeline execution until authorized team members approve production deployments
- Trigger Steps — Cross-pipeline orchestration initiating dependent builds in other projects based on completion status
Security & Authentication
Our teams use authentication and secret management to protect credentials without storing them in configurations.
- OIDC Token Authentication — Short-lived credential exchange with AWS, GCP, and Azure eliminating stored cloud provider keys
- AWS Secrets Manager Integration — Dynamic secret retrieval during pipeline execution with agent hooks fetching credentials at runtime
- HashiCorp Vault — Centralized secret storage with policy-based access ensuring agents only retrieve necessary credentials
- Environment Hooks — Pre-execution scripts injecting secrets from external sources before job commands run
- Agent Tokens — Scoped registration credentials controlling which agents can join specific queues and access certain pipelines
- SSO Integration — SAML and OAuth connections with Okta, Azure AD, and Google Workspace for centralized user authentication
Testing & Quality Optimization
Curotec configures testing frameworks and splitting strategies that reduce suite runtime while identifying reliability problems.
- Test Splitting — Automatic suite division across parallel agents using timing data to balance workload and minimize total runtime
- Flaky Test Detection — Analytics identifying unreliable tests with retry patterns and failure rates for quarantine or fixing
- JUnit XML Parsing — Test result ingestion with failure tracking, trend analysis, and historical comparison dashboards
- RSpec Integration — Ruby test framework with automatic splitting, parallel execution, and Buildkite Test Engine analytics
- Jest Integration — JavaScript testing with distributed execution across agents and failure pattern analysis
- Pytest Integration — Python test framework with intelligent splitting and Buildkite-native result reporting
Infrastructure Automation & Scaling
We establish infrastructure-as-code and autoscaling that provision agents dynamically based on queue depth and build demand.
- Terraform Provider — Infrastructure-as-code managing Buildkite organization settings, pipelines, and team permissions
- Elastic CI Stack for AWS — CloudFormation templates launching auto-scaling EC2 agents with spot instance optimization
- Agent Autoscaling — Dynamic capacity adjustment launching agents when queues fill and terminating idle instances for cost control
- AWS Auto Scaling Groups — EC2 fleet management with health checks, instance replacement, and capacity targeting
- Kubernetes HPA — Horizontal Pod Autoscaler adjusting agent pod count based on queue metrics and resource utilization
- Grafana Monitoring — Metrics visualization tracking agent availability, queue depth, and build performance across infrastructure
FAQs about our Buildkite services
How does Buildkite differ from CircleCI?
Buildkite agents run on your infrastructure behind your firewall, while CircleCI executes builds on their cloud runners. This means your source code and secrets never leave your network. Buildkite also offers unlimited concurrency—you can run thousands of parallel jobs without platform limits or exponential cost increases.
What's involved in Buildkite implementation?
We deploy self-hosted agents on your infrastructure, configure OIDC authentication and secrets management, migrate pipeline definitions to Buildkite YAML, and set up Test Engine for flaky test detection. Implementation includes agent queue optimization, dynamic pipeline configuration, and autoscaling strategies.
Do agents require ongoing maintenance?
Agents need periodic updates and security patching, but Buildkite handles the control plane maintenance. We automate agent updates through infrastructure-as-code and implement monitoring for agent health. Most teams spend far less time on maintenance compared to managing full Jenkins infrastructure.
How does unlimited concurrency work?
You provision as many agents as needed on your infrastructure. There are no platform-imposed job limits—if you need 10,000 parallel builds, you run 10,000 agents. Costs scale with your infrastructure spend (EC2, compute) rather than per-job pricing tiers.
Can Buildkite work with our compliance requirements?
Yes. Since agents run behind your firewall, code never leaves your network perimeter. We implement OIDC for credential management, configure audit logging, and ensure agents meet your security policies. Many regulated industries use Buildkite specifically for this architecture.
How quickly can your engineers implement Buildkite?
Our engineers typically deploy initial agents and migrate first pipelines within the first week. Full implementation with Test Engine, dynamic pipeline generation, autoscaling infrastructure, and team migration takes 3-4 weeks depending on the number of pipelines and agent deployment complexity.
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