An Introduction to Bazel

Introduction

Bazel is a high-performance build and test tool developed by Google. It is designed to support multiple programming languages and platforms, enabling effective management and building of large-scale codebases. Key features include high build speed, caching, distributed execution, and deterministic builds (always producing the same output for the same input). Bazel automates dependency management, handles complex build graphs, and maintains consistency through reproducible builds. It is especially useful in large-scale projects and is widely adopted by various open-source projects.

Who’s Using Bazel

Companies using Bazel

• Google
• Huawei
• LinkedIn
• Lyft
• Nvidia
• Uber

Job posting

• Software Engineer for Bazel Infrastructure System, Mobileye

Open source projects using Bazel

• Abseil
• etc

Recommended Readings

Blog posts by Google Engineer Uros Popovic:

• Build all software in one command with Bazel
• Cross compiling C and C++ with Bazel

Bazel Official Documentation:

• Bazel Official Docs