Software Engineer (f/m/d) Build System and Package Management @ Hexagon Robotics (100% Zürich, Switzerland)

Hey all! :wave:

I’m happy to share our team at Hexagon Robotics is looking for more Nix expertise to help maintain and expand our Nix related infrastructure and tooling. Here’s a small excerpt from the job posting.

Your Mission

  • Design, implement, and maintain the build system (CMake) and package management (Nix) infrastructure for a complex robotic product
  • Port and maintain complex internal and external dependencies within our package management and build system
  • Collaborate closely with software engineers and DevOps specialists to streamline software builds and deployments
  • Mentor and guide team members in best practices related to CMake and NixOS.
  • Being part of an R&D organization with startup spirit in a globally active company: we work in an iterative fashion on cutting edge problems

Your Skillset

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
  • Proven track record (5+ years) working with CMake
  • Strong proficiency with the NixOS package manager, including hands-on experience applying Nix to industry-level projects
  • Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and related tooling such as Gitlab
  • Some professional exposure to with C++ and Python
  • Touchpoints with components like ROS 2 are considered a plus
  • Interest and skills to work collaborative with other engineers

You can find the full job posting here.


Within our team there’s 2 more open positions that aren’t directly related to Nix, but could be interesting to you or someone you know.

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Wasn’t expecting to find Hexagon on the Nix forums. Too bad I’m US based and don’t speak any German, it sounds like interesting stuff you’re working on.