diff --git a/dev/builddep-veloxbe-inc.sh b/dev/builddep-veloxbe-inc.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/dev/builddep-veloxbe-inc.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Incremental C++ build for Gluten + Velox (no source reset, no Maven, no OS setup)
+# Designed for vibe coding: lets AI agents iterate on C++ code without full rebuilds.
+# Only applicable when vcpkg is enabled for static linking.
+# Usage: ./dev/builddep-veloxbe-inc.sh [--build_type=Debug|Release] [--update_vcpkg]
+
+set -eu
+
+CURRENT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")"; pwd)
+GLUTEN_DIR="$CURRENT_DIR/.."
+
+# Helper functions
+num_threads() {
+  [[ -n "${NUM_THREADS:-}" ]] && echo "$NUM_THREADS" && return
+  if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+    local cores=$(sysctl -n hw.physicalcpu)
+    echo $(( cores > 2 ? cores - 2 : cores ))
+  else
+    echo $(nproc --ignore=2)
+  fi
+}
+
+platform() {
+  [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Linux" ]] && echo "linux" || echo "darwin"
+}
+
+arch() {
+  case "$(uname -m)" in
+    x86_64|amd64) echo "amd64" ;;
+    *) echo "aarch64" ;;
+  esac
+}
+
+step() { echo -e "\n[Step $1/4] $2..."; }
+
+extract_opt() {
+  grep "^$1:" "$GLUTEN_BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" 2>/dev/null | \
+    cut -d= -f2 || echo "${2:-ON}"
+}
+
+# Defaults
+VELOX_HOME="$GLUTEN_DIR/ep/build-velox/build/velox_ep"
+UPDATE_VCPKG=OFF
+NUM_THREADS=${NUM_THREADS:-$(num_threads)}
+
+# Parse arguments
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case $arg in
+        --build_type=*)    BUILD_TYPE="${arg#*=}" ;;
+        --scala_version=*) SCALA_VERSION="${arg#*=}" ;;
+        --velox_home=*)    VELOX_HOME="${arg#*=}" ;;
+        --num_threads=*)   NUM_THREADS="${arg#*=}" ;;
+        --update_vcpkg)    UPDATE_VCPKG=ON ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown: $arg"
+            echo "Usage: $0 [--build_type=Debug|Release] [--update_vcpkg]"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# Auto-detect BUILD_TYPE
+if [ -z "${BUILD_TYPE:-}" ]; then
+    [ -d "$VELOX_HOME/_build/debug" ] && BUILD_TYPE=Debug || BUILD_TYPE=Release
+fi
+
+# Auto-detect SCALA_VERSION
+if [ -z "${SCALA_VERSION:-}" ]; then
+    if [ -d "$GLUTEN_DIR/backends-velox/target/scala-2.13" ]; then
+        SCALA_VERSION=2.13
+    else
+        SCALA_VERSION=2.12
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Paths
+VELOX_BUILD_DIR_NAME=$([[ "$BUILD_TYPE" =~ ^[Dd]ebug$ ]] && echo 'debug' || echo 'release')
+VELOX_BUILD_DIR="$VELOX_HOME/_build/$VELOX_BUILD_DIR_NAME"
+GLUTEN_BUILD_DIR="$GLUTEN_DIR/cpp/build"
+
+# Validate directories
+for dir in "$VELOX_HOME" "$VELOX_BUILD_DIR" "$GLUTEN_BUILD_DIR"; do
+    if [ ! -d "$dir" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Missing $dir"
+        echo "Run: ./dev/package-vcpkg.sh --build_type=$BUILD_TYPE"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# Validate CMake cache
+for cache in "$VELOX_BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt" "$GLUTEN_BUILD_DIR/CMakeCache.txt"; do
+    if [ ! -f "$cache" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Missing $cache. Run full build first"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "============================================"
+echo "Gluten C++ Incremental Build"
+echo "BUILD_TYPE: $BUILD_TYPE | THREADS: $NUM_THREADS"
+echo "============================================"
+
+cd "$GLUTEN_DIR"
+
+# Step 1: vcpkg
+BUILD_OPTIONS="--build_tests=$(extract_opt BUILD_TESTS)"
+BUILD_OPTIONS="$BUILD_OPTIONS --enable_s3=$(extract_opt ENABLE_S3)"
+BUILD_OPTIONS="$BUILD_OPTIONS --enable_gcs=$(extract_opt ENABLE_GCS)"
+BUILD_OPTIONS="$BUILD_OPTIONS --enable_abfs=$(extract_opt ENABLE_ABFS OFF)"
+
+if [ "$UPDATE_VCPKG" = "ON" ]; then
+    step 1 "Updating vcpkg dependencies"
+    source "$GLUTEN_DIR/dev/vcpkg/env.sh" $BUILD_OPTIONS
+    echo "[Step 1/4] vcpkg dependencies updated."
+else
+    step 1 "Skipping vcpkg check (use --update_vcpkg to update)"
+    VCPKG_ROOT="$GLUTEN_DIR/dev/vcpkg/.vcpkg"
+    export VCPKG_ROOT
+
+    if [ "${CPU_TARGET:-}" = "aarch64" ]; then
+        export VCPKG_TRIPLET="arm64-linux-neon"
+    else
+        export VCPKG_TRIPLET="x64-linux-avx"
+    fi
+
+    export VCPKG_TRIPLET_INSTALL_DIR="$GLUTEN_DIR/dev/vcpkg/vcpkg_installed/${VCPKG_TRIPLET}"
+    export CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$GLUTEN_DIR/dev/vcpkg/toolchain.cmake"
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${VCPKG_TRIPLET_INSTALL_DIR}/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:-}"
+    export GLUTEN_VCPKG_ENABLED="${VCPKG_ROOT}"
+fi
+
+# Step 2: Build Velox
+step 2 "Building Velox (incremental)"
+cmake --build "$VELOX_BUILD_DIR" -j $NUM_THREADS
+echo "[Step 2/4] Velox build complete."
+
+# Step 3: Build Gluten C++
+step 3 "Building Gluten C++ (incremental)"
+cmake --build "$GLUTEN_BUILD_DIR" -j $NUM_THREADS
+echo "[Step 3/4] Gluten C++ build complete."
+
+# Step 4: Copy libraries
+step 4 "Copying shared libraries to backends-velox target"
+CPP_RELEASES="$GLUTEN_DIR/cpp/build/releases"
+if [ ! -d "$CPP_RELEASES" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: CPP releases directory not found. Build may have failed."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TARGET_DIR="$GLUTEN_DIR/backends-velox/target/scala-${SCALA_VERSION}"
+TARGET_DIR="$TARGET_DIR/classes/$(platform)/$(arch)"
+mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR"
+cp -u -v "$CPP_RELEASES"/lib*.so "$TARGET_DIR/"
+
+echo -e "\n============================================"
+echo "Build complete! Libraries copied to:"
+echo "$TARGET_DIR"
+ls -lh "$TARGET_DIR"/lib*.so
+echo "============================================"
diff --git a/dev/builddeps-veloxbe.sh b/dev/builddeps-veloxbe.sh
index 52cace5404e1..0cd52f3ff97e 100755
--- a/dev/builddeps-veloxbe.sh
+++ b/dev/builddeps-veloxbe.sh
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ function build_gluten_cpp {
     GLUTEN_CMAKE_OPTIONS+=" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$INSTALL_PREFIX"
   fi
 
-  cmake $GLUTEN_CMAKE_OPTIONS ..
-  make -j $NUM_THREADS
+  cmake -G Ninja $GLUTEN_CMAKE_OPTIONS ..
+  ninja -j $NUM_THREADS
 }
 
 function build_velox_backend {