Senior Packaging Engineer — Cross-Platform Installers

oblong; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A software solutions company is looking for a seasoned Software Packaging Engineer to join its Core Platform Team in Los Angeles. This role involves building installation media for various platforms, including RedHat and Ubuntu, to streamline the deployment of the company's software development kit. The ideal candidate has strong Linux packaging skills, experience in creating installers, and the ability to define and automate internal procedures. Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-changing environment are key attributes for this position.

Qualifications

• 2+ years working with similar systems in a production environment.
• Expert in packaging on Linux platforms.
• Experience in creating software installers and managing scripts.

Responsibilities

• Build installation media for software on various platforms.
• Define automatable internal procedures with the VP of Software Engineering.
• Translate procedures into a straightforward software infrastructure.

Skills

Linux packaging expertise (Ubuntu .deb or RedHat .rpm)

Shell scripting (bash or other)

Software installation creation for OS X

Management of sys v init scripts

Willingness to learn perl scripting

Relational database management experience (Postgres)

Microsoft Visual Studio

Job description

A software solutions company is looking for a seasoned Software Packaging Engineer to join its Core Platform Team in Los Angeles. This role involves building installation media for various platforms, including RedHat and Ubuntu, to streamline the deployment of the company's software development kit. The ideal candidate has strong Linux packaging skills, experience in creating installers, and the ability to define and automate internal procedures. Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-changing environment are key attributes for this position.