Linux Distribution Engineer - systemd

Job Description:

At SUSE, we are passionate about Open Source and we are major contributors to many upstream projects. In our daily work, we value creativity and innovation, while staying focused on delivering business results.

Our engineering team is a global team from almost all continents. SUSE has a wide field of advanced technologies and offers developers with an open and curious mind a great opportunity to apply and grow their skills.

We are looking for a software engineer with a good understanding of Linux as an Operating System and who has developed software for common Open Source software projects. The ideal candidate has already gained significant experience in systemd and is able to extend and maintain systemd as a central component for booting and running a Linux system.

In your role as Linux Distribution Engineer - systemd Specialist you will interface with Project Managers, Product Managers, Quality Assurance and with technology architects and experts. Your task will be to master systemd as a central system component and enable it to deliver enterprise-ready products. You will write code as a member of the according upstream community and act on errors showing up in our staging area to identify problems and remove these. You will collaborate with other software engineers and architects to deliver high quality Linux software If you love solving technical puzzles and are ready to accept challenging tasks then you will find supportive and competent peers at SUSE which will help you to grow your expertise and accomplish your tasks. We are looking forward to meet you.

Education and Experience:

•     Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

•     At least 2 years’ software engineering or equivalent experience

•     Hands-on software development experience in at least one common programming language

•     proficiency in at least one compiled and one scripting language

•     very good system debugging skills

•     Experience and/or interest in Agile methodologies

•     Very good analytical and problem solving skills

•     Good written and verbal communication skills

Desired qualifications:

•     Experience with open source development

•     Substantial experience with systemd

•     Hands-on experience in software development of systemd

•     good understanding of the boot process of a Linux system

•     Excellent programming skills

Job:

•     Engineering & Innovation

Position type:

•     full-time / regular

About SUSE:

SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source software company, powers digital transformation with true open source technologies for the enterprise that simplify, modernize and accelerate traditional, cloud and edge solutions. SUSE collaborates with partners, communities and customers to deliver and support solutions that enable mission-critical business outcomes. SUSE’s container and cloud platforms, software-defined infrastructure, and artificial intelligence and edge computing solutions allow customers to create, deploy and manage workloads anywhere – on premises, hybrid and multi-cloud. For more information, visit www.suse.com.

Job:

Engineering

SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source software company, powers digital transformation with true open source technologies for the enterprise that simplify, modernize and accelerate traditional, cloud and edge solutions. SUSE collaborates with partners, communities and customers to deliver and support solutions that enable mission-critical business outcomes. SUSE’s container and cloud platforms, software-defined infrastructure, and artificial intelligence and edge computing solutions allow customers to create, deploy and manage workloads anywhere – on premises, hybrid and multi-cloud. For more information, visit www.suse.com.