diff --git a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
index d676f54a925..7a5a37eea4f 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/e2e-runner.sh
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@ fi
 
 cd kubernetes
 
+# Upload build start time and k8s version to GCS, but not on PR Jenkins.
+if [[ ! "${JOB_NAME}" =~ -pull- ]]; then
+    bash <(curl -fsS --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/hack/jenkins/upload-started.sh")
+fi
+
 # Have cmd/e2e run by goe2e.sh generate JUnit report in ${WORKSPACE}/junit*.xml
 ARTIFACTS=${WORKSPACE}/_artifacts
 mkdir -p ${ARTIFACTS}
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/global.yaml b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/global.yaml
index 6a04d685291..acb28b4f8b5 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/global.yaml
+++ b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/global.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,33 @@
                     else
                       curl -fsS --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/hack/jenkins/upload-to-gcs.sh" | bash -
                     fi
+                - shell: |
+                    curl -fsS --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/hack/jenkins/upload-finished.sh" > upload-finished.sh
+                    chmod +x upload-finished.sh
+                - conditional-step:
+                    condition-kind: current-status
+                    condition-worst: SUCCESS
+                    condition-best: SUCCESS
+                    steps:
+                        - shell: './upload-finished.sh SUCCESS'
+                - conditional-step:
+                    condition-kind: current-status
+                    condition-worst: UNSTABLE
+                    condition-best: UNSTABLE
+                    steps:
+                        - shell: './upload-finished.sh UNSTABLE'
+                - conditional-step:
+                    condition-kind: current-status
+                    condition-worst: FAILURE
+                    condition-best: FAILURE
+                    steps:
+                        - shell: './upload-finished.sh FAILURE'
+                - conditional-step:
+                    condition-kind: current-status
+                    condition-worst: ABORTED
+                    condition-best: ABORTED
+                    steps:
+                        - shell: './upload-finished.sh ABORTED'
             script-only-if-succeeded: False
             script-only-if-failed: False
 
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-build.yaml b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-build.yaml
index d41dafcf1f1..29d790f0b54 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-build.yaml
+++ b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-build.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     logrotate:
         numToKeep: 200
     builders:
+        - shell: 'bash <(curl -fsS --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/hack/jenkins/upload-started.sh")'
         - shell: './hack/jenkins/build.sh'
     properties:
         - mail-watcher
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-test-go.yaml b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-test-go.yaml
index 45e3b8475df..e1635f5ffba 100644
--- a/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-test-go.yaml
+++ b/hack/jenkins/job-configs/kubernetes-test-go.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         numToKeep: 200
     node: unittest
     builders:
+        - shell: 'bash <(curl -fsS --retry 3 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/master/hack/jenkins/upload-started.sh")'
         - shell: './hack/jenkins/gotest-dockerized.sh'
     publishers:
         - claim-build
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/upload-finished.sh b/hack/jenkins/upload-finished.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..cb864a169e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/jenkins/upload-finished.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+
+
+# This is meant to be run at the end of every Jenkins job.
+#
+# Pass in the result of the build in $1. This will upload that, along with the
+# current time, to GCS.
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: hack/jenkins/upload-finished.sh RESULT" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+readonly result="$1"
+readonly timestamp=$(date +%s)
+readonly location="gs://kubernetes-jenkins/logs/${JOB_NAME}/${BUILD_NUMBER}/finished.json"
+
+echo "Uploading build result to: ${location}"
+gsutil -q cp -a "public-read" <(
+    echo "{"
+    echo "    \"result\": \"${result}\","
+    echo "    \"timestamp\": ${timestamp}"
+    echo "}"
+) "${location}"
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/upload-started.sh b/hack/jenkins/upload-started.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..9ef612af029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/jenkins/upload-started.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+
+
+# This is meant to be run at the start of every Jenkins job.
+#
+# Discovers the local kubernetes version and uploads it, along with
+# the current time, to GCS.
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+
+version=""
+readonly timestamp=$(date +%s)
+readonly location="gs://kubernetes-jenkins/logs/${JOB_NAME}/${BUILD_NUMBER}/started.json"
+
+# Try to discover the kubernetes version.
+if [[ -e "version" ]]; then
+    version=$(cat "version")
+elif [[ -e "hack/lib/version.sh" ]]; then
+    version=$(
+        export KUBE_ROOT="."
+        source "hack/lib/version.sh"
+        kube::version::get_version_vars
+        echo "${KUBE_GIT_VERSION-}"
+    )
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "${version}" ]]; then
+    echo "Found Kubernetes version: ${version}"
+else
+    echo "Could not find Kubernetes version"
+fi
+
+echo "Uploading version to: ${location}"
+gsutil -q cp -a "public-read" <(
+    echo "{"
+    echo "    \"version\": \"${version}\","
+    echo "    \"timestamp\": ${timestamp}"
+    echo "}"
+) "${location}"