1. A computer-implemented method, suitable for use in a distributed computing environment, utilizing a processor and a memory for implementing a scalable and distributed build service, the method comprising: receiving, via a frontend, user input to instantiate a virtual machine for building at least part of a branch, wherein a branch is a pre-defined configuration of build settings and source files to create a software product; selecting the virtual machine from a pool of virtual machines of a build service, wherein the build service comprises the pool of virtual machines that have been pre-instantiated based on a historical demand for build services; deploying a build environment to the virtual machine, wherein the build environment comprises tools and build components to process a source file of a plurality of source files, to generate a binary file; and causing, using one or more processors, the virtual machine to generate the binary file based on processing at least the source file of the plurality of source files.