About the Role
We are looking for a skilled engineer to lead the development of reliable and efficient software solutions, focusing on system architecture, code quality, and collaboration across teams.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust backend services
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements
- Optimize applications for performance and scalability
- Conduct code reviews to maintain high development standards
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
- Contribute to architectural decisions and system design
- Ensure software reliability and operational stability
- Participate in agile development cycles
- Write automated tests to support continuous integration
- Maintain documentation for systems and processes
- Support deployment and monitoring workflows
- Evaluate new technologies for potential integration
- Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge
- Follow security best practices in development
- Respond to production incidents when necessary
- Improve development tooling and infrastructure
- Work with containerized environments and orchestration tools
- Integrate third-party services and APIs
- Ensure compliance with industry standards
- Drive improvements in development velocity and code quality
- Collaborate on feature planning and technical roadmaps
- Use version control systems effectively
- Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Maintain focus on user needs and product goals
- Adapt to evolving project requirements
Nice to Have
- Experience with Linux system internals
- Background in open-source contributions
- Familiarity with kernel-level debugging
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies
- Experience supporting large-scale hosting environments
- Exposure to performance tuning at scale
- Involvement in incident response and postmortems
- Understanding of software licensing models
- Prior work in remote-first organizations
- Active participation in technical communities
Compensation
Competitive salary based on experience and location
Work Arrangement
Remote-only, within Europe
Team
Collaborative, distributed engineering team focused on product reliability and innovation
Why This Role Stands Out
- You will work on infrastructure that powers thousands of servers worldwide
- The team values technical excellence and long-term system sustainability
- Opportunities to influence product direction and engineering practices
Technology Stack
- Primary languages include Python and C++
- Infrastructure built on Linux with container orchestration
- Cloud platforms include AWS and private data centers
- Tools include Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Grafana
Work Environment
- Fully remote with team members across Europe
- Asynchronous communication is standard practice
- Flexible hours with core overlap for collaboration
- Emphasis on work-life balance and sustainable pace
Not applicable — remote-only within Europe
