Senior/Lead Software Engineer, LocalStack
Python/Azure
+ Performance bonus + Competitive share options
More information about location
Cloud development platform
Open for applications
Cloud development platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Performance bonus + Competitive share options
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, saving valuable time and resources.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with a focus on Python development
- Strong hands-on experience with modern Python development (type hinting, unit/integration testing with pytest, object-oriented software design, applying Python frameworks)
- Demonstrated expertise in Azure services and cloud technologies, with a deep understanding of Azure APIs, SDKs, and infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle complex technical challenges in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with team members and stakeholders at all levels
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality software products and driving technical innovation
- Has an open, honest, and compassionate personality, shows empathy, and demonstrates a proactive approach to tasks and challenges
Desirable
- Experience working with other cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or others
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices architecture
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for automation, deployment, and monitoring
- Active participation in open-source communities or contributions to relevant projects
- Experience building developer tools
What the job involves
- As a Lead Engineer you will play a pivotal role in enhancing and expanding LocalStack's emulation capabilities to include comprehensive support for Azure services
- Construct the technical roadmap from scratch, shaping the long-term vision for LocalStack’s Azure emulator
- Lead the development efforts to build out LocalStack's Azure emulator, applying and extending the LocalStack emulator framework to implementation and test Azure APIs
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, DevRel, Go-to-market) to gather requirements, design solutions, and implement features that meet the needs of developers working with Azure environments
- Architect and implement high-performance local cloud service emulators while maintaining a strong focus on reliability and developer experience
- Contribute to the design and evolution of LocalStack's overall architecture and frameworks, and contribute to the Open Source ecosystem
- Act as a key technical stakeholder for troubleshooting and resolving complex technical challenges
- Work closely with Engineering, GTM, and Developer Relations teams to align on requirements and drive product-market fit
- Support the hiring, mentoring, and shaping of a high-performing team to execute on the Azure roadmap
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Developers can face high costs and delays with cloud-based testing (as centralised cloud environments are complex and expensive to maintain), which slows down development. This means that solutions to reduce these challenges are crucial for improving productivity.
LocalStack is solving this issue by providing a virtual environment that lets developers run a complete AWS setup on their laptops, cutting deployment times from 28 minutes to 24 seconds. It supports over 100 AWS services, reducing cloud costs and streamlining testing.
In an exciting move, the company raised substantial funding which will go towards expanding into the US and further developing its platform. With plans to offer new features like chaos engineering, LocalStack is ready to transform cloud development across multiple platforms.
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Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2024
$25m
SERIES A
Total funding: $25m
Company benefits
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- Flexible work arrangements
Company values
- People first: People come first, as they are at the heart of everything we do. We're on a mission to build a product that developers love, and a workplace where everyone thrives. When people enjoy what they work on, who they work with, and how they work, productivity will follow. This is true for us just as it is for our customers
- One size does not fit all: People first also means realizing that everyone is different, and needs different things to be productive. A person may be held back in one environment, but thrive in another. The same is true for projects and how we work on them. We embrace diverse work styles and empower individuals to be their best taking all their unique strengths and weakness into account
- Through failure we learn: We are a young and growing company venturing into the unknown. Whatever we do right now may not work three months from now. We may introduce processes or tools that we think are a good idea, but turn out not to work. Question the status quo and put forth new ideas, backed by informed arguments. Own it when they fail! If we accept and embrace these failures, we can learn together and ultimately grow closer as a team
- Embracing distributed decision making: We believe in the power of individual ownership and distributed decision making. As a young and dynamic organization we can only scale if we have efficient mechanisms in place that prevent bottlenecks. Distributed decision making is all about trust—which we can achieve by focusing on transparency, accountability, and feedback mechanisms
Company HQ
Lindenhof, Zürich, ZH
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Leadership
Gerta S.
(Co-Founder & COO / Co-CEO)Previously spent 3 years at Tricentis where they worked as a Global Digital Transformation Strategist, Global Diversity Program Lead and Product Manager in AI/ML. Prior to that, they were a Project / Product Manager and Business Process Analyst at runIT Solutions.
Waldemar Hummer
(Co-Founder & CTO / Co-CEO)Previously the Head of Engineering at Zurich Insurance Company and CTO / VP of Engineering at Advanon. Was also a Cloud/AI Tech Lead and Architect at IBM, and Development Team Lead at Atlassian.
Thomas Rausch
(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)Founder of Cognitive XR where they serve as the Technical Lead. They graduated from the Vienna University of Technology with a PhD in Computer Science and worked as a University Assistant while there.
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