Senior Software Engineer - Nix & Build Systems

Anduril Industries; United States; Remote; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company in the United States, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, improve, and maintain the core package set that supports software distribution across development, hosted services, and embedded devices.

You will define Nix usage standards, build tooling, and mentor engineers while operating autonomously in a complex environment. A strong background in functional programming and Nix is required.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Nix, Nixpkgs, NixOS and functional programming.
• Deep understanding of how build systems and packaging ecosystems work.
• Ability to dive into large and complicated systems, and use Nix to improve them.
• Experience with Rust, C++, Go, Python or Haskell.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an internal package set to enable software distribution across the company for development, hosted services, and embedded devices.
• Package open-source and proprietary software components using Nix.
• Improve developer ergonomics by defining Nix usage standards, creating tooling support, and integrating with workflows.
• Provide assistance, training, and mentorship to other team members.

Skills

Nix

Functional programming

Rust

C++

Go

Python

Haskell

Security clearance

Tools

NixOS

Job description

Anduril Industries, a defense technology company in the United States, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, improve, and maintain the core package set that supports software distribution across development, hosted services, and embedded devices.

You will define Nix usage standards, build tooling, and mentor engineers while operating autonomously in a complex environment. A strong background in functional programming and Nix is required.