Software Engineer II

Anaconda, Inc.

7d•$94,000 - $138,500•Remote

About The Position

Conda is the foundation of Anaconda's ecosystem, a world-class package manager used by over 50 million developers and data scientists worldwide. We're modernizing conda to be faster, more delightful, and competitive with emerging tools like Pixi and uv, while maintaining our commitment to the open-source community. As a Software Engineer on the Conda team, you'll collaborate with Anaconda engineers and the global conda-maintainers community to build features, fix bugs, and drive our Fast and Delightful modernization workstream forward.

Requirements

3+ years of professional Python development experience
Demonstrated experience collaborating on open-source projects, including pull requests, code reviews, and community interaction
Experience working asynchronously with distributed teams across multiple timezones
Proven ability to use AI tools to assist with implementation while maintaining deep solution understanding and code quality
Experience participating in Scrum or similar agile development processes
Track record of owning features from requirements definition through technical design and delivery

Nice To Haves

Experience with Rust or willingness to learn for performance-critical components
Background in package management systems, dependency resolution, or CLI tool development
Experience benchmarking and optimizing performance in large-scale systems
Track record of maintaining or contributing to widely-used open-source projects
Experience working at a fast-paced startup where you shipped impactful features with limited resources
Background at an open-source-first, AI, or data science company where community collaboration was central to the mission
You embody our values: 'Curious by Default', 'Build Together', 'Own It', and 'Lead with Guts and Heart', and our behaviors: Clarity, Care and Candor
You care deeply about fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences can flourish

Responsibilities

Collaborate with internal engineers and external open-source conda-maintainers to improve conda, conda-build, and related plugins
Design and implement features that modernize conda's performance, user experience, and reliability as part of our Fast and Delightful initiative
Act as Feature Owner for select projects defining requirements, planning technical design, and delivering end-to-end solutions
Engage the open-source community through GitHub contributions, maintainer calls, and attendance at conferences
Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate implementation while maintaining deep understanding of solutions and ensuring the highest code quality
Work asynchronously across a fully remote team spanning 9 timezones, providing clear progress updates and documentation
Participate in Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of team processes