Software Engineer & Open Source Contributor

Company Description

Mirantis helps organizations achieve digital self determination by giving them complete control over their strategic infrastructure. The company combines intelligent automation and cloud-native expertise for managing and operating virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and cloud environments. Mirantis lets platform teams deliver a public cloud experience on any infrastructure, from the data center to the edge, with one cohesive cloud experience for complete application and operations portability, a single pane of glass, and automated full-stack lifecycle management, all based on open source using open standard APIs.
Mirantis serves many of the world’s leading enterprises, including Adobe, DocuSign, Inmarsat, Liberty Mutual, Reliance Jio, Splunk, STC, Vodafone, Volkswagen, PayPal, Societe Generale, S&P Global and many more. Learn more at www.mirantis.com.

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated Software Engineer & Open Source Contributor to join our Open Source Program Office (OSPO) team. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate developer eager to learn and grow in the open source community. You will work closely with other developers to acquire new skills, contribute to open source projects, and become a successful open source contributor. Your technical expertise in Python, Golang, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and related technologies will be instrumental in shaping the direction of our open source projects and products.
Responsibilities:

• Learning and Development: Work with senior developers to learn best practices, coding standards, and modern development techniques.
• Community Engagement: Participate in open source communities to build relationships, resolve issues, and contribute to software solutions.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with internal development and product management teams to integrate open source contributions into our products and services.
• Code Quality: Assist in ensuring that all open source contributions meet high standards of code quality, testing, documentation, and maintainability.
• Software Development: Help design, develop, and maintain features and services using Python and Golang.
• Open Source Contributions: Actively contribute to and maintain open-source projects, learning from and enhancing the community.
• Technical Growth: Develop your expertise in cloud-native architectures, containerization, orchestration, and other modern technologies.
  

Qualifications

• Experience in software development with a focus on Python and/or Golang.
• Basic problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot issues.
• A strong interest in open source best practices, including code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Willingness to learn about scale-out cloud-native architectures such as parallel computing (e.g., goroutines), Kubernetes clusters, and distributed systems.
• Interest in developing and maintaining APIs using JSON and YAML.
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying, managing, and scaling microservices.
  Eagerness to gain knowledge in Kubernetes, including:
• Cluster API: Learning to use declarative APIs and tooling to simplify provisioning, upgrading, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters.
• CNI (Container Network Interface): Familiarity with CNI plugins like Calico, Cilium, and others.
• CSI (Container Storage Interface): Understanding storage orchestration and management in Kubernetes using CSI drivers.
• Telemetry: Learning about monitoring and observability tools to collect and analyze telemetry data from Kubernetes clusters.
• k0s: Gaining proficiency with k0s, the lightweight Kubernetes distribution that simplifies cluster management.
• k0smotron: Understanding k0smotron for managing Kubernetes control planes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Highly Desirable:

• Participation in open source projects as a contributor or maintainer.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and version control systems like Git.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Foundational understanding of AI infrastructure software (notebooks, pipelines, RAG).

Polyglot with little or no bias for specific programming languages.

Additional Information

What does Mirantis offer you?

• Work with an established global leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.
• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented, and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.
• The opportunity to be a party to cutting-edge, open-source innovation.
• The high-energy environment of a young company that values and puts an emphasis on openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth.
• Professional development and training.
• A competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan and stock options.
  

We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!