Senior Software Engineer, Stacklok
Distributed Systems
Salary not provided
Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Go
Senior level
London
3 days a week in office (Mark Square, London)
Open source security technologies
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Open source security technologies
21-100 employees
B2BSecurityEnterpriseSupply ChainSaaSDevOpsCloud Computing
Be an early applicant
Salary not provided
Docker
Kubernetes
Python
Go
Senior level
London
3 days a week in office (Mark Square, London)
21-100 employees
B2BSecurityEnterpriseSupply ChainSaaSDevOpsCloud Computing
Company mission
To make it easier to securely develop software.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building and managing large-scale distributed systems in Go
- However, candidates with strong expertise in Python and a willingness to quickly learn Go are encouraged to apply
Desirable
- A strong background in software engineering, with expertise in programming languages such as Go or Python
- Comprehensive knowledge of distributed systems development and event-driven architectures and related technologies
- Comprehensive knowledge of testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration and end-to-end testing
- Experience automating production pipelines and utilizing relevant tools and frameworks to ensure high-quality continuous software delivery, with proficiency in GitHub as a plus
- Background deploying cloud-native services using modern technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience contributing to open source projects, particularly in the realm of software supply chain security
- Comprehensive knowledge of secure coding practices and frameworks (e.g. OWASP, SSDF), alongside in-depth knowledge of software supply chain security, and the risks associated with open source components
- Impact-Driven and Collaborative: Track record of delivering solutions that drive business outcomes; excellent written and verbal communication skills for engaging diverse stakeholders. Committed to fostering growth and continuous improvement within teams
- Versatile and Self-Starting: Adaptable in dynamic, startup environments, comfortable in varied roles—from individual contributor to conference presenter—and skilled at making technical topics accessible to broad audiences
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Senior Distributed Systems Software Engineer to play a critical role in advancing Stacklok Cloud and Minder
- This position involves contributing both upstream and downstream to key product components and features
- Responsibilities include enhancing the event-driven architecture, improving unit and integration testing to reinforce automation, and streamlining continuous delivery pipelines for efficient, automated releases
- Join our team of exceptionally talented engineers and become part of a groundbreaking field that tackles critical challenges for developers and the OSS community
- Contribute to an open source strategy that focuses on building and expanding an ecosystem for diverse OSS tools, and help shape the future of open source development with innovative and impactful work
- Success In The Role: 6-12 Months Expectations
- Acclimatize to the Team: Familiarize yourself with our engineering processes. Build connections with team members, immerse yourself in our company culture, understand our virtues, and learn the way we work and collaborate
- Solid Understanding of Our Products and Services: Gain a solid understanding of Stacklok Cloud products and services, our vision of the platform as well as short and long-term goals to align your contributions to our objectives
- Proficiency in Go: Develop strong proficiency in Go, our primary programming language. Adhere to Go best practices, idiomatic design patterns, effective error handling and robust unit and integration testing. Proficiency in Python is a plus
- Deep Dive Into Stacklok Cloud Architecture: Gain a comprehensive understanding of our cloud architecture and key components, focusing on identifying areas for enhancement to support future platform scalability and performance
- Lead Feature Design and Implementation: Take ownership of designing and implementing priority features. Manage key deliverables, set priorities effectively, collaborate with the engineering team, and maintain transparent communication about progress, challenges and outcomes
- Shape The Future of Stacklok Cloud: As a senior engineer, you’ll play a key role in building innovative solutions that enhance our platform while ensuring technical excellence across our existing systems
- You’ll collaborate closely with end-users, the open source community, and our talented team to design forward-thinking solutions and drive continuous improvements
- By bringing fresh ideas, challenging assumptions, and working collaboratively, you’ll help advance our platform and shape strategies for the future of software supply chain security
- Elevate Architecture and Efficiency: Help refine and elevate the architectural framework, enhancing scalability, resiliency, and delivery speed
- Working alongside a team of highly skilled engineers, you’ll introduce new processes to drive operational excellence, leveraging tools and automations to optimize workflows
- Mentor, Grow, and Build the Team: Guide and mentor junior engineers , fostering a culture that values empathy, curiosity and psychological safety
- Conduct code reviews, provide technical insights and participate in technical hiring panels to bring on new talent
- Your leadership will be key to supporting both the professional growth of team members and the expansion of our engineering capabilities
- Uphold Quality and Reliability Standards: Champion the reliability and quality of our services by setting and maintaining clear Service Level Objectives, advocating for robust monitoring strategies, proactively managing incidents, and continuously refining our playbooks
- You’ll empower the team to deliver consistent, high-quality user experience that reinforce our commitment to excellence
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Developers looking to actively work with open-source software face several barriers to entry in terms of accessing, integrating, and ultimately utilizing open-source technologies. In a bid to lower such barriers, Stacklok harnesses the power of open-source projects - like sigstore - to deliver enterprise-grade solutions to developers.
Software supply chain security is an absolute priority across software ecosystems, thus the necessity for a supply chain ledger with observability and transparency is paramount to building trust within the vast open-source ecosystem.
The experience of Stacklok’s Co-Founders – who have founded projects such as Kubernetes, sigstore, and Heptio (acquired by VMware) – and its impressive backing have the recently launched project well set to see accelerated growth and adoption.
Steph
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Insights
Top investors
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2023
$17.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $17.5m
Company benefits
- Flexible workplace: We offer fully remote and in-office positions, giving you the option to work from home full-time or for part of your week
- Healthcare packages: We offer medical, dental, and vision plans, including HSA options and coverage for dependents
- Flexible time off: Take time off to recharge or recover when you need it
- Non-linear workday: Piano recitals, doctor appointments, moving days—work around personal and family commitments
- Paid parental leave: We offer paid leave to recover and bond with your child
- Company equity: We offer compensation packages, so that you can benefit from our shared success
- Company holidays: Because we’re a global team, we dedicate time each year for everyone in the company to rest and recover
- Team offsites: We bring our global team together at team offsites for in-person collaboration
Company values
- We stand together: We seek out the strengths in ourselves and one another and rely on those strengths to balance our mutual shortcomings
- We are moved by our work: We believe that the good work we do has the potential to make the world a fundamentally safer place for our loved ones
- We are humble but relentless: When we succeed we look out and see the contributions of others
- We find truth in data: We are curious by nature and believe in the power of experimentation and incremental improvement
Company HQ
Central Business District, Seattle, WA
Articles
Leadership
Craig McLuckie
(CEO)Founder & former CEO of Heptio. Previously worked as VP of R&D at VMware, Group/Lead Product Manager at Google, Lead Program Manager at Microsoft, and Entrepreneur in Residence at Accel.
Luke Hinds
(CTO)sigstore Project Founder, OpenSSF Board Member, and Kubernetes Security Response Team member at CNCF. Former Distinguished Engineer at Red Hat.
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