Senior Software Engineer, Nix Packaging & Tooling

Anduril Industries; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, improve, and maintain the core package set. You will enable software distribution across development, hosted services, and embedded devices using Nix and related tooling.

You’ll mentor others and help standardize usage across teams. Expect to operate autonomously in a complex environment, breaking down intricate problems into simple, scalable solutions, and contributing to architecturally significant changes that support the

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Nix, Nixpkgs, NixOS, and functional programming generally.
• 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 one or more of the following languages: Rust, C++, Go, Python, 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 developer workflows.
• Provide assistance, training, and mentorship to other team members.

Skills

Nix/Nixpkgs/NixOS

Functional programming

Build systems

Rust

C++

Python

AWS

Terraform

Tools

Terraform

AWS

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, improve, and maintain the core package set. You will enable software distribution across development, hosted services, and embedded devices using Nix and related tooling.

You’ll mentor others and help standardize usage across teams. Expect to operate autonomously in a complex environment, breaking down intricate problems into simple, scalable solutions, and contributing to architecturally significant changes that support the