Software Engineer (NixOS) (m/w/d)

Do you enjoy building automation tooling and the infrastructure to run it? Have you contributed to Nixpkgs or packaged software with Nix before? Then join us a software engineer in our CtrlOS team.

CtrlOS is our long-term supported downstream version of NixOS, and it’s a strategically important project for our organization. It forms the foundation for a wide range of customer solutions and internal systems. Building and maintaining CtrlOS is not only technically exciting — it’s also a rare opportunity to bring NixOS to a whole ecosystem of devices.

We’re looking for someone who brings energy, curiosity, and a strong drive to get things done. You don’t need to know everything — none of us do — but you should be excited to explore new territory, solve real problems, and help shape something meaningful.

You can work with us on-site in our main office in Dresden or our satellite in Berlin. Remote work is also possible from elsewhere in Germany, Spain, or Canada.

Your tasks

• Identify, implement, and maintain automation and CI infrastructure
• Contribute to Nixpkgs and tooling around it
• Maintain a set of packages in Nixpkgs

Your profile

• Familiarity with Nix/NixOS
• Confident communication skills in English
• Confident with Git and GitLab or GitHub
• Confident with infrastructure as code or GitOps
• Ability to structure complex projects
• Additional experience in the following areas is an advantage:
  • Python
  • Perl
  • Rust
  • Bash
  • Technical Writing
  • Open-Source Development