# Unix Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/unix Unix is a family of multitasking, multiuser operating systems originally developed at Bell Labs in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for its modular design, hierarchical file system, and command-line interface. It established foundational concepts like pipes, shell scripting, and the philosophy of small composable tools that influenced later systems including Linux, macOS (built on a Unix-based core), and BSD variants. It remains foundational knowledge for systems administrators and software engineers. ## Unix in the job market - Open roles: 49 - Employers hiring: 25 - Median stated pay: $165,000 (middle half $144,000 – $200,000), from 30 of 49 open roles — the 61% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it. - Last checked: September 13, 2026 ## Asked for alongside Unix Measured from the 49 open roles that name Unix, not from a curated list. - [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux) — 30 roles (61.2%) - [Python](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/python) — 24 roles (49.0%) - [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 14 roles (28.6%) - [C++](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/c-2) — 11 roles (22.4%) - [Kubernetes](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/kubernetes) — 11 roles (22.4%) - [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 11 roles (22.4%) - [Microsoft Windows](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-windows) — 11 roles (22.4%) - [JavaScript](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/javascript) — 10 roles (20.4%) ## Seniority of these roles - Entry: 6 (15%) - Mid: 9 (23%) - Senior: 21 (53%) - Lead / Staff / Principal: 4 (10%) From 40 roles whose posting states a level. ## Where Unix roles are - [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 5 - [Jessup, MD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/jessup-md) — 3 - [Annapolis Junction, MD](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/annapolis-junction-md) — 2 - [O Fallon, MO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/o-fallon-mo) — 2 - [Broomfield, CO](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/broomfield-co) — 1 - [Burbank, CA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/burbank-ca) — 1 Among the 27 of 49 open roles we could place on a map. ## Roles that use Unix - [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 15 - [Technical Support Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/technical-support-engineer) — 4 - [Associate Field Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/associate-field-engineer) — 1 - [Customer Success Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/customer-success-manager) — 1 - [Data Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/data-scientist) — 1 - [Design Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/design-engineer) — 1 ## Employers hiring for Unix - [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 6 open roles - [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — 5 open roles - [Broadcom Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/broadcom-inc) — 5 open roles - [Intel](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/intel) — 4 open roles - [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram) — 3 open roles - [Supabase](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/supabase) — 3 open roles Related skills: [System Administration](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/system-administration), [Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/linux), [Shell Scripting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/shell-scripting), [GNU](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gnu), [macOS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/macos), [Mac OS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/mac-os) ## Open roles requiring Unix (49) - [Software Engineering Advisor- Hybrid](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/10a3344e-17c4-49b8-b3cc-4a712d9b7cc1/software-engineering-advisor-hybrid-at-cigna) at [Cigna](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cigna) — Full-time, Plano, TX - [Test Logistics and Commissioning Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0bba89d6-d0d7-4113-b33a-ea197d4fd96c/test-logistics-and-commissioning-engineer-at-cubic-corporation) at [Cubic Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cubic-corporation) — Full-time, Salfords, Surrey - [Exchange Operations Specialist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bbb46cc6-ef99-43e2-a002-90501b8e5409/exchange-operations-specialist-at-coindesk) at [CoinDesk](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/coindesk) — New York, NY, $140,000 – $175,000 - [Senior SIEM Engineer - USA Remote](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/35734604-6765-485b-9faa-f7e3a4daacd0/senior-siem-engineer-usa-remote-at-beckman-coulter) at [Beckman Coulter](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/beckman-coulter) — Full-time, USA - Remote, $155,000 – $175,000 - [Database Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c8f445b6-38bb-44b0-8031-bfbfbb8ecfda/database-security-engineer-at-american-international-group) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) - [Senior CNO Developer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bfd296ee-d613-4133-af18-c503b9dc1eaf/senior-cno-developer-at-aerovironment) at [AeroVironment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/aerovironment) — Full-time, Jessup, MD, $112,400 – $186,500 - [SAP NS2 Sr. DevOps & Automation Transformation Architect](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/1ed07651-95a4-48e4-913e-9daf82bb6e72/sap-ns2-sr-devops-automation-transformation-architect-at-sap) at [SAP](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/sap) — Full-time, Herndon, VA, $176,300 – $374,200 - [Data Engineer - Sr. Consultant level](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/0c8bde1b-49c9-414d-840e-bc1b95921598/data-engineer-sr-consultant-level-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — Full-time, US - Foster City, CA, $169,100 – $270,800 - [Associate BIT Field Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/5a93916f-d0f7-4eb3-9641-442a298c8c77/associate-bit-field-engineer-at-warner-bros-discovery) at [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery) — Full-time, Burbank, CA, $70,004 – $130,008 - [Physical Verification and EMIR Signoff Lead](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b8d95cde-563f-4775-bd77-67841e891fe0/physical-verification-and-emir-signoff-lead-at-samsung-semiconductor) at [Samsung Semiconductor](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/samsung-semiconductor) All 49 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=15b532e8-283b-4359-97a5-08cd50f2fa15