Senior Engineer

Summary

Join Quansight as a full-time remote Senior Engineer Python/C/C++ Packaging and become a conda and conda-forge community member, contributing to and maintaining these open-source ecosystems. You will work on various open-source and consulting projects, focusing on building and packaging complex projects. This role involves utilizing modern build, packaging, CI, and DevOps technologies, actively contributing to open-source projects, and interacting with clients. Collaboration with team members and community contributors is essential. The position requires familiarity with compilers, build tools, Git, and open-source development practices. Quansight offers competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and a comprehensive benefits package (for eligible locations).

Requirements

• Familiarity with compilers like MSVC, GCC, Clang, and build tools like Make, CMake, Meson, distutils/setuptools and linkers
• Fluency in using Git and GitHub, and experience in contributing to open source projects
• Previous experience with open source development practices such as creating and reviewing Pull Requests and issue triaging
• Experience working asynchronously on a remote, distributed team (does not have to be professional experience)
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Deployment tools (GitHub actions, Azure DevOps)

Responsibilities

• Work with modern build, packaging, CI, and DevOps technologies
• Actively contribute to open-source projects throughout the Python ecosystem
• Develop new features, performance enhancements, and help maintain projects with millions of users
• Maintain and extend the existing documentation for the open source projects you’ll contribute to
• Interact with clients from both industry and academia
• Collaborate with, learn from, and mentor team members and community contributors
• Be a part of the Python, PyData, and packaging communities
• Drive fruitful conversations around technical issues, engineering practices, and community processes, and suggest improvements and ideas as you encounter them
• Review code and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback during code reviews

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with packaging for PyPI, Conda or another ecosystem is beneficial but not required
• Experience with shell scripting and/or containerization (Docker, Ansible)

Benefits

• Flexibility in work times and locations
• Vacation time is not just encouraged but celebrated and enforced
• Competitive compensation
• A comprehensive sick policy and parental leave
• A generous amount of flexible paid time off
• A comprehensive benefits package