Senior Software Engineer - Sustaining

October 10

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Description

• The successful candidate will be part of a sustaining team, responsible for maintaining our Linux distribution (Wolfi) and Chainguard container images. • This role involves working with a diverse range of open-source software, build tools, and programming languages. • The team operates on a prioritized list of work, driving tasks through a queue-based system to ensure the most critical images are delivered efficiently and effectively. • The day-to-day involves diving into the queue, investigating failures, resolving build issues, and improving the automation for future iterations and runs. • What you\'ll do: Automation Triage: Debug and resolve issues related to linux package and container image builds. • Package & Image Creation: Create new packages and container images using our build tools (melange, apko). • Communicate: Provide consistent updates to the project manager, work across teams to enhance build process and development experience, celebrate progress and identify any obstacles to maintaining project momentum. • Mentorship: Provide technical support and guidance to other members of the worldwide team. • Quality Assurance: Create and add additional testing to packages and containers to enhance end-to-end automation.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 4 years in DevOps or Software Developer role packaging software as Linux packages (e.g., APK, DEB, RPM), excellent debugging and problem-solving skills, able to work independently • Containers: Experience building and debugging container images • Kubernetes: Comfortable using plain manifests, Helm charts, and Kustomize to manage deployments. Can debug operators, pods, services etc. using a variety of tools and approaches. • Terraform: Proficient in creating modules and organizing resources logically for reuse. • Development: Programming experience in at least one language, with strong preference for Golang, Python, C++, and/or C. • Communication: Strong communication skills, proficiency in English, ability to work autonomously, take initiative, and seek help proactively when necessary. • Nice to haves: Open Source: Actively involved in the open-source community • Vulnerability Management: Experience with vulnerability management and remediation

Benefits

• Equity/stock options • Unlimited PTO • Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities • Home office and internet stipend • 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family