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Staff Software Engineer

Anaconda· Engineering
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Hybrid (Germany)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer responsible for building and scaling the toolchain that compiles complex packages from source (NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch) into wheels, shaping technical strategy, tooling, and collaborating with Python wheels and distribution teams.

Responsibilities

  • Build and evolve the toolchain that compiles complex packages like NumPy, SciPy and PyTorch from source, moving the effort from research into production.
  • Create, review, and evolve conda recipes, build tooling, and release processes that keep compiled packages reliable at scale.
  • Partner with our pure Python wheels and distribution teams so both efforts stay in step as automation and infrastructure needs grow.
  • Mentor engineers on architecture, debugging, and packaging practices, sharing context as you go.
  • Lead postmortems, capacity planning, and incident response for build and distribution infrastructure.
  • Advise technical leadership on project scoping and delivery trade offs, bringing full context before recommending a path.
  • Comfortable engaging with AI assisted development tools, such as Claude Code, as appropriate, including reviewing and validating AI generated code before it ships.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of professional software development experience, including driving technical strategy, system design, and architecture evolution.
  • Hands on experience in C/C++, comfortable debugging and fixing issues at the compilation and linking level across large codebases.
  • Deep, hands-on experience maintaining a Linux distribution or package management system at production scale.
  • Experience building or maintaining production software across multiple operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  • Experience using AI assisted development tools, such as Claude Code, as part of a professional workflow, including reviewing and validating AI generated code before it ships.
  • Experience with Git or another version control system.

Skills

Required:Software architecture and technical strategyC/C++Linux distribution / package managementCross-OS developmentAI assisted development toolsVersion control

Benefits

  • Flexible Vacation Policy
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Income Protection Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Monthly Wellness Stipend
  • Mental Health Resources
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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