Senior Software Engineer, Nix

The role

The Senior Software Engineer will design, improve, and maintain the core package set that supports software distribution. This involves creating internal tooling, establishing standards, and providing Nix expertise to other engineers.

What you will do

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

Required 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

Nice to have

• Experience with managing cloud computing resources (eg: AWS)
• Experience with modern build and deployment tooling, and continuous integration (e.g., NixOS, Terraform)
• Experience designing complex software systems, and iterating upon designs via a technical design review process
• Familiarity with industry standard monitoring, logging, and data management tools and best practices
• A bias towards rapid delivery and iteration

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their systems are powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.