I use Makefiles anywhere I can fit them they're a brief respite from YAML hell. This issue was solved in 1976 -- I appreciate there's a lot of VC money in reinventing the wheel (and coming full circle) but I digress.
I too use Make everywhere, but what I would give for an improved tool that had better syntax, composability, and simultaneously deployed everywhere. Sadly, it is good enough, so we shall suffer forever.