Senior Application Engineer, CIQ

Salary not provided

+ Employee stock options

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Ansible

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Enterprise-grade open source software infrastructure

Job no longer available

Enterprise-grade open source software infrastructure

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseCloud Computing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

+ Employee stock options

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

Python

Ansible

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

101-200 employees

B2BEnterpriseCloud Computing

Company mission

To simplify and unify software infrastructure, enabling customers to craft ground breaking technologies for generations to come.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Strong proficiency in Python for backend development
Solid hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and NPM
Experience with or willingness to work in Go
Demonstrated ability to work at a fast pace and power through high volumes of work
Practical experience using AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot) with the critical thinking to know when AI output is valid and when it is not
Comfort working across the full stack with an emphasis on backend systems
Strong problem-solving skills and a self-directed work ethic
A friendly, collaborative, humble, honest, and always striving to be better attitude
6-8+ years of professional software development experience
Proven track record building and shipping production applications in Python and modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
Experience with Go is a strong plus
Familiarity with Ascender, AWX, or Ansible automation platforms is a plus but not required
Experience with event-driven architectures, infrastructure automation, or DevOps tooling is a plus

What the job involves

As a Sr. Application Engineer, you will serve as a key contributor to the development and expansion of Ascender Pro and other internal application projects
You will take ownership of engineering work across both frontend and backend systems, building and shipping features at a high velocity. This role is approximately 50/50 frontend and backend, with an emphasis on backend proficiency
Design, develop, and maintain application features using Python (backend) and React/TypeScript (frontend)
Contribute to additional projects built in Go as needed
Leverage AI-assisted development tools effectively while maintaining the judgment to validate and correct AI-generated output
Collaborate closely with the existing engineering team to ship production-quality code at a fast pace
Participate in architecture decisions and help define best practices for the application stack
Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues across the full stack
Support other internal engineering initiatives as bandwidth allows

Our take

Development of the Community Enterprise Linux Operating System (CentOS) was dropped by IBM’s RedHat in just 2020, leaving a gaping hole in the market. When CIQ’s founders swept in to offer a replacement, Rocky Linux, and a complementary support and servicing company CIQ, the demand reportedly skyrocketed - and, according to CIQ, it hasn’t subsided since.

That’s because the old CentOS was one of the principal OSs used by enterprise, cloud, VMs, and containers - Google, for example, was among one of its many enterprise users. Now Google has picked up Rocky Linux, and CIQ has consequently scooped up that major partnership too - and some healthy funding. It’s a fitting reward for a highly savvy play from the CIQ founders, picking up a tried-and-tested product that’s already achieved strong market penetration.

Besides Rocky Linux, CIQ has also developed cluster provisioning solution Warewulf, high performance computing (HPC) app containers tool Apptainer, and hybrid performance computing platform-as-a-Service Fuzzball. So it’s safe to say that CIQ has managed to skilfully manoeuvre its way into a pivotal position in the development of cutting edge high performance computing architecture. Now it will need to ensure it can capitalize on its lead.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

56% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

May 2022

$26m

SERIES A

Jan 2021

$4m

SERIES A

Total funding: $30m

Company HQ

North Valleys, Reno, NV

Leadership

Gregory Kurtzer

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Spent over 16 years as a System Architect, Technical Lead, and Scientific Advisor at Berkeley Lab, before moving into a Corporate Advisor role at RStor. Alongside this, also founded and served as CEO at Sylabs.

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