Senior Software Engineer (Nix)

About this role

• We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to design, improve, and maintain the core package set which supports software distribution throughout Anduril
• This involves creating internal tooling, establishing standards, planning architectural changes, and supporting users of the package set
• You are expected to provide expertise for the usage of Nix at a large scale and assist in training other engineers
• Maintain an internal package set in order 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

### Benefits

• Full Family Health Coverage
• 16 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for All Caregivers
• Family Planning & Support
• Incentivized Time Off
• Mental Health Resources
• Financial Planning
• Unlimited Provisions
• Professional Development- You should be capable of operating autonomously with limited oversight in a complex environment, and have the ability to break down intricate problems into simple solutions
• U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export controlled data
• Deep understanding of how build systems and packaging ecosystems work
• Experience with one or more of the following languages: Rust, C++, Go, Python, Haskell
• Proficiency with Nix, Nixpkgs, NixOS, and functional programming generally
• Ability to dive into large and complicated systems, and use Nix to improve them
• 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 d...