Friday, December 27, 2013

OpDemand - Senior Software Engineer

OpDemand makes Deis, the open source PaaS based on Docker, Chef and Heroku. Using Deis, software teams can deploy and manage applications and services on their own "private Heroku" that runs on public cloud, private cloud or bare metal.

We are hiring Senior Software Engineers with a deep Linux background and a passion for automation. You'll join a tight-knit team of open source developers who are helping businesses succeed using cutting-edge technologies like Docker and Linux containers.

As an open source project, Deis is developed in public on GitHub, IRC and mailing lists. Applicants must be comfortable contributing to popular open source projects that enforce high standards for code quality, test coverage and documentation.

Applicants must be comfortable working with the following technologies:

    Python, Ruby/Chef, Shell & Go
    Linux (all distros), Docker, LXC, cgroups
    Amazon Web Services, OpenStack, Vagrant


Engineering responsibilities include:

    Writing code, tests and documentation for the modules that make up the Deis PaaS
    Designing and drafting specifications that help guide the future direction of Deis
    Contributing to adjacent open source projects like Docker, Chef and etcd


Support responsibilities include:

    Maintaining the Deis project on GitHub by responding to issues and pull requests
    Handling customer tickets related to installation, training and support
    Participating in a pager rotation for paying customers


Perks include:

    Highly competitive compensation
    Best-in-class Apple equipment
    Downtown Boulder office
    Company culture that respects work/life balance


New employees are expected to join the OpDemand team at our Boulder, Colorado headquarters. Relocation assistance is not available.

About OpDemand
OpDemand provides innovative software and services that increase the productivity of enterprise software teams. OpDemand is the creator and maintainer of Deis, a leading open source application platform that allows software teams to deploy and scale almost any application in seconds. Deis combines revolutionary Linux container technology with proven infrastructure automation to create a private PaaS uniquely designed for both developers and operations engineers.