Remote Junior Software Packaging Engineer

NinjaOne, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NinjaOne is seeking a Junior Software Packaging Engineer to join the Catalog team. You will research vendor applications, analyze installers, and build package metadata that powers our RMM’s third‑party patching engine, influencing reliability and security for thousands of organizations worldwide.

You will collaborate with Software Engineering, Product Managers, and Support Engineers to deliver production‑ready automation content for NinjaOne clients, ensuring quality and security across our

Qualifications

• 2 to 3 years of professional experience in a software development, scripting, or technical IT role.
• Familiarity operating at the Windows OS level: registry structure, file system layout, permissions, and services/processes work.
• Experience with scripting languages or OOP languages
• Working knowledge of Git
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants like Copilot or Claude as part of your normal workflow.

Responsibilities

• Build high quality software packages for our patching platform, including installer metadata, detection logic, and automation scripts.
• Analyze vendor installers (MSI, EXE, custom frameworks) to determine silent install parameters, upgrade behavior, and OS compatibility.
• Automatically detect new software versions from vendor websites.
• Develop endpoint‑side scripts to download, install, upgrade, and verify third‑party applications.

Skills

Scripting or OOP languages

Attention to detail

Tools

Git

Copilot/ Claude

Job description

NinjaOne is seeking a Junior Software Packaging Engineer to join the Catalog team. You will research vendor applications, analyze installers, and build package metadata that powers our RMM’s third‑party patching engine, influencing reliability and security for thousands of organizations worldwide.

You will collaborate with Software Engineering, Product Managers, and Support Engineers to deliver production‑ready automation content for NinjaOne clients, ensuring quality and security across our