diff --git a/.buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh b/.buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..480ae698790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo "--- 💾 Restore Cache"
+restore_gradle_dependency_cache || true
diff --git a/.buildkite/commands/save-cache.sh b/.buildkite/commands/save-cache.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..7be11f2a128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/commands/save-cache.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "--- :rubygems: Setting up Gems"
+install_gems
+
+echo "--- :closed_lock_with_key: Installing Secrets"
+bundle exec fastlane run configure_apply
+
+echo "--- 🛠 Download Mobile App Dependencies [Assemble Mobile App]"
+./gradlew :WooCommerce:assembleJalapenoDebug
+echo ""
+
+echo "--- 🛠 Download Wear App Dependencies [Assemble Wear App]"
+./gradlew :WooCommerce-Wear:assembleJalapenoDebug
+echo ""
+
+echo "--- 🧹 Download Lint Dependencies [Lint Mobile App]"
+./gradlew :WooCommerce:lintJalapenoDebug
+echo ""
+
+echo "--- 🧹 Download Detekt Dependencies [Run Detekt]"
+./gradlew detektAll
+echo ""
+
+echo "--- 🧪 Download Unit Test Dependencies [Assemble Unit Tests]"
+./gradlew assembleJalapenoDebugUnitTest lib:cardreader:assembleDebugUnitTest
+echo ""
+
+echo "--- 🧪 Download Android Test Dependencies [Assemble Android Tests]"
+./gradlew assembleJalapenoDebugAndroidTest
+echo ""
+
+echo "--- 💾 Save Cache"
+save_gradle_dependency_cache
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 360aad54c4b..0be255bc9a7 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 common_params:
   # Common plugin settings to use with the `plugins` key.
   - &test_collector_common_params
-      files: "WooCommerce/build/buildkite-test-analytics/*.xml"
-      format: "junit"
+    files: "WooCommerce/build/buildkite-test-analytics/*.xml"
+    format: "junit"
 
 agents:
   queue: "android"
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ steps:
 
       - label: "detekt"
         command: |
-          echo "--- 🧹 Linting"
+          .buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
           ./gradlew detektAll
         plugins: [$CI_TOOLKIT]
         artifact_paths:
           - "**/build/reports/detekt/detekt.html"
 
       - label: "lint"
-        command: .buildkite/commands/lint.sh
+        command: |
+          .buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
+          .buildkite/commands/lint.sh
         plugins: [$CI_TOOLKIT]
         artifact_paths:
           - "**/build/reports/lint-results*.*"
@@ -61,12 +63,14 @@ steps:
 
       - label: "🛠 Prototype Build: Mobile App"
         command: |
+          .buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
           ".buildkite/commands/prototype-build.sh" "WooCommerce"
         if: build.pull_request.id != null
         plugins: [$CI_TOOLKIT]
 
       - label: "🛠 Prototype Build: Wear App"
         command: |
+          .buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
           ".buildkite/commands/prototype-build.sh" "WooCommerce-Wear"
         if: build.pull_request.id != null
         plugins: [$CI_TOOLKIT]
@@ -76,7 +80,9 @@ steps:
     steps:
 
       - label: "Unit tests"
-        command: .buildkite/commands/run-unit-tests.sh
+        command: |
+          .buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
+          .buildkite/commands/run-unit-tests.sh
         plugins:
           - $CI_TOOLKIT
           - $TEST_COLLECTOR :
@@ -86,7 +92,9 @@ steps:
           - "**/build/test-results/merged-test-results.xml"
 
       - label: "Instrumented tests"
-        command: .buildkite/commands/run-instrumented-tests.sh
+        command: |
+          .buildkite/commands/restore-cache.sh
+          .buildkite/commands/run-instrumented-tests.sh
         plugins:
           - $CI_TOOLKIT
           - $TEST_COLLECTOR :
diff --git a/.buildkite/schedules/dependency-cache.yml b/.buildkite/schedules/dependency-cache.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7455533db01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/schedules/dependency-cache.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/buildkite/pipeline-schema/main/schema.json
+---
+
+agents:
+  queue: "android"
+
+steps:
+  - label: "dependency cache"
+    command: |
+      echo "--- 💾 Download and Cache Dependencies"
+      .buildkite/commands/save-cache.sh
+    plugins: [$CI_TOOLKIT]
diff --git a/.buildkite/shared-pipeline-vars b/.buildkite/shared-pipeline-vars
index 307dd62e628..96a409dc9e3 100644
--- a/.buildkite/shared-pipeline-vars
+++ b/.buildkite/shared-pipeline-vars
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@
 # This file is `source`'d before calling `buildkite-agent pipeline upload`, and can be used
 # to set up some variables that will be interpolated in the `.yml` pipeline before uploading it.
 
-export CI_TOOLKIT="automattic/a8c-ci-toolkit#3.7.1"
+export CI_TOOLKIT="automattic/a8c-ci-toolkit#94d9f7a3829cd21d9f31b5ee962178c26606c71e"
 export TEST_COLLECTOR="test-collector#v1.10.1"
-