Description
TuxCare offers a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions for Linux and open-source software designed for enterprise organizations. One of TuxCare’s key products is Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS), which enables organizations to securely continue using Linux distributions and software languages that have reached end of life or no longer receive standard security updates.
To drive the further development of ELS and other cross-cutting systems, we are seeking a hands-on Staff Engineer who can combine deep technical execution with product ownership. This role is ideal for someone who operates as a Senior Developer (70%) and a Technical Product Owner (30%). The engineer will work closely with stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into proof-of-concepts, and evolve those into robust, production-grade solutions.
What you'll do:
- Gather requirements from multiple stakeholders on a project.
- Lead architectural design and technical direction for high-impact initiatives.
- Assist multiple engineering teams in the adoption of scalable, maintainable solutions.
- Collaborate across teams to gather requirements and align on priorities.
- Promote engineering excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and best practices.
- Continuously explore and evaluate new technologies, methodologies, and tools.
- Ensure that all solutions are robust, secure, and performant in production environments.
- Champion a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Real-world Challenge: Building a Unified Dependency Graph
One of our core goals is to map the software supply chain for thousands of applications. You will lead the design of a system that ingests projects and calculates their full dependency trees.
The Staff Engineer's Mission:
- Research & Strategy: Analyze how 5+ languages handle packages and design a universal data model to store them efficiently.
- Algorithm Design: Create logic to automatically resolve complex dependency trees at scale.
- Consensus: Work with multiple teams to implement this standard across the company.
Requirements
- Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python is a must. Knowledge of any other programming languages is a plus.
- Hands-on Engineering Leadership: Requires a senior-level engineer proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable software systems.
- Technical Product Ownership: Experience in technical product management or direct ownership of product roadmaps is highly valued.
- Full Lifecycle Responsibility: Ownership of the entire lifecycle of major components, from initial concept through prototyping, delivery, and ongoing evolution.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Ability to align different viewpoints, prioritize effectively, and turn feedback into actionable plans.
- Strategic Thinking + Execution: Ability to understand broader product and organizational goals and make informed engineering trade-offs.