Master Thesis: Nix in Telecom Software Development

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In short

This Master's thesis focuses on evaluating Nix/NixOS for Ericsson's telecom software development, aiming to improve reproducibility and productivity. The project will compare Nix with traditional approaches, assess security implications, and explore its integration with build systems like Bazel.

Responsibilities

Compare Nix, devcontainers, and traditional approaches for development environments and CI.
Evaluate threat models for Nix compared to Docker.
Compare combining Nix+Bazel versus plain Bazel for dependency management.
Explore linking optimizations made possible by Nix.

Requirements

Master's student in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
Interest in software development, build systems, or development environments.
Curiosity about technologies such as Nix, NixOS, Bazel, Docker, or devcontainers.
Enjoy investigating technical problems and evaluating different approaches.

Benefits

Outstanding opportunity to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible.
Build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems.
Be challenged, but not alone; join a team of diverse innovators.
Be part of an organization that champions diversity and inclusion.

Skills

NixNixOSBazelDockerdevcontainers

#Nix#NixOS#Bazel#Docker#devcontainers#Telecom#Software Development#Build Systems#Development Environments#CI#SBOM

About Ericsson

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