Revel

Senior Platform / Build Engineer, NIX

Los Angeles · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$225k-$271kDetected 25 days ago

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About the role

We're extending that investment into NixOS and a broader Nix-based deployment and CI platform.

Design, build, and maintain Nix-native CI and deployment pipelines that take code from commit to production with zero-downtime deploys.
Own and optimize our CI compute pool - improve pipeline throughput, identify and resolve bottlenecks, and manage resource allocation across a growing, compute-intensive test and verification workload.
Partner with engineering leadership on hardware capacity planning and infrastructure procurement as compute needs scale.
Operate and support high-consequence, customer-facing production systems with rigor and care.
5+ years building internal developer platforms, build systems, or CI/CD infrastructure.
We're building something that doesn't exist yet, and the people who help us get there matter more than a job level.
We're an early-stage company and believe the people building Revel should share in what we're creating.

Experience with NixOS in production (not just Nix for builds/packaging).
Experience with Bazel or other large-scale build systems.
Experience with globally distributed deployment and the operational challenges that come with it.
Experience with hardware/compute procurement and capacity planning.
Experience scaling platform infrastructure at a fast-growing startup.
Experience with FedRAMP, ITAR, SOX, or other relevant security/compliance frameworks.
Knowledge of the Nix packaging ecosystem and/or the NixOS module system.
Linux fundamentals: kernel and kernel modules, Kconfig, systemd, Secure Boot, and system hardening.

This position is based in either Marina Del Rey (LA) or San Francisco onsite.
Our platform replaces outdated tooling with a modern, high-performance stack for commanding, monitoring, and deploying real-world systems.
Engineers rely on Revel to operate hardware where safety, speed, reliability, and clarity matter.
Revel will deploy workloads into the cloud as well as on-premise installations embedded within customer networks across the globe.

The base salary range for this role is $225,000 - $271,000.
Actual compensation will depend on relevant experience, skills, and qualifications.
Revel is committed to paying fairly and competitively - the posted range reflects what we genuinely expect to pay for this role.
We're building something that doesn't exist yet, and the people who help us get there matter more than a job level. If your experience meaningfully exceeds the scope of this role, we're open to calibrating the position and the compensation accordingly.
In addition to base salary, this role includes meaningful equity. We're an early-stage company and believe the people building Revel should share in what we're creating.

Health insurance - We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage to support you and your family.
Equity - All full-time employees receive equity, ensuring that you share in Revel's success and growth.
Life insurance - Company-paid life insurance gives you and your family peace of mind.
Parental leave - We offer paid maternity and paternity leave to support new parents.
Unlimited PTO - We trust you to take the time you need.
Unlimited PTO for all full-time employees.

Maintain and improve our internal package set to enable software distribution across the company and to our customers, and drive adoption of NixOS across our infrastructure.
Define and evolve our deployment strategy, including how software is delivered to customers across multiple regions and markets.
Experience managing high-consequence systems where reliability and correctness directly impact customers.

This listing is sourced directly from Revel's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.