Software Engineer

Job Description:

About us  

SUSE, the world’s largest independent open source company, helps customers, partners and communities be the difference in their spheres of influence. Through open collaboration and agile, enterprise-grade open source solutions, customers, partners and communities are empowered to simplify tasks, modernize environments and accelerate business innovation – ultimately reaping the benefits of measurable value and better futures. Our customer obsessed operating model means exceptional service, value, flexibility and customer choice, with no enforced lock in.  

SUSE’s open, open source approach helps our customers and partners move their businesses forward, transforming IT, delivering increased agility and faster innovation. 

SUSE’s Engineering & Innovation (E&I) oversees the technology innovation, and product and solution development and delivery of SUSE’s global portfolio, built within various open source projects and communities. 

What you’ll do 

The ideal candidate has actively developed software for Linux projects, has integrated that software into Linux distributions and is familiar with common open source development methodologies (ie. pull requests, peer reviews, and developing in public repositories with other community members). 

In your role as Software Engineer, you will work within in a team of specialists that delivers solutions across individual products in the context of the Cloud Solutions department. You will interface with Project Managers, Product Managers, Quality Assurance and with technology architects and other experts across department boundaries. Your task will be to become subject matter expert in your area of expertise to deliver enterprise-ready Linux products. You will develop code, ensure quality and testing is in place and act on errors from the CI. You will work interactively with upstream communities to enhance, extend and improve open source software projects. You’ll be point of contact for engineers seeking expertise in resolving customer reported issues, and respond to bug reports for code you’re responsible for. 

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. 

What you’ll bring 

• At least 4 years’ experience in software engineering 
• Expertise and hands-on experience with SELinux, be able to create policies from scratch as well as to understand policies written by others 
• Good understanding of access controls (DAC/MAC) 
• Proficiency and hands-on experience with Shell, Python, Go, or other programming/scripting languages 
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication in English 
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills  
• Passion for contributing to a safe, diverse, and inclusive culture 
• Openness to learn something new, continuously improve, and a strong desire to build great things 

Bonus Points for 

• Experience in Linux system hardening 
• Experience with open source development 
• Experience working within a distributed team 

What we offer 

This is a permanent, full-time position with excellent benefits – including flexible hours, competitive pay, and a commitment to work/life balance. You’ll be joining a team of hard-working, focused, and creative people who are passionate about changing the world through the power of open source technology and solutions.  

What you need to do now 

If you’re interested, click Apply now to upload your up to date CV or resume. A recruiter will contact you if your skills are found to be a match for any current or future open positions.  

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SUSE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will receive consideration without discrimination because of race, colour, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, citizenship, or any other legally protected status. 

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.