Senior Software Engineer, Platform

We’re a global team of over 400 people, working together to push the boundaries of open-source technology and multi-cloud solutions. Our vision is to help developers, builders, and creators bring their ideas to life with speed and simplicity, by providing a cloud data platform that makes open-source databases, search, streaming, and application infrastructure easily accessible to everyone.

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced backend software engineer to work on our cloud operations platform turning the best open source technologies into frustration-free cloud services. You’ll be part of a team working on the Aiven cloud platform, improving its scalability and reliability, implementing new features as well as extending our product portfolio of open source data technologies. There are a range of specializations available in the following areas:

Aiven platform generalist
- General purpose development on the Aiven platform
Identity and access management specialization
- Specialist focus in authentication, identity and access management
Cloud infrastructure specialization
- Specialist focus in cloud APIs, IaC solutions and custom orchestration
Cloud networking specialization
- Specialist focus in cloud networking, vpn protocols and tunneling technologies

What You'll Do:

Writing high quality, maintainable code and releasing and monitoring quality features
Performing peer reviews and participating in technical discussions both at the team level and among the product development engineering domain
Contributing to technical planning and backlog management
Ensure the backend has strong unit and functional testing coverage
Advocate for improvements to software quality, security, and performance
Contribute feature design, system architecture, and product roadmap
Mentoring junior team members

What We’re Looking For:

Good understanding of security in backend software
Excellent development skills in Python
Experience with SQL, RDBMS and database design
Experience with using Linux in development and production
Distributed systems knowledge
Extensive experience in production software environments
The urge to write automated tests

Nice to have:

Identity and access management specialization:
- Experience with one or more identity management and/or authentication protocols (OAuth2, SAML)
- Experience with common encryption utilities like SSL and letsencrypt
- Previous experience with publishing applications in Okta, Azure
Cloud infrastructure engineer specialization:
- Experience with one or more cloud provider APIs (AWS, GCP, etc.)
- Experience with one or more IaC solutions (Terraform, Absible, etc.)
- Experience with orchestration tools (Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
Cloud networking engineer specialization:
- Experience with one or more cloud provider APIs (AWS, GCP, etc.)
- Experience with the Linux networking stack
- Experience with one or more vpn protocols such as IPSec or Wireguard

Don’t worry if your experience doesn’t line up perfectly – we still encourage you to apply!

Amazing! What’s next:

If you think Aiven is the place for you and that our Values align with yours, send us your resume and we’ll get in touch!

Global Benefits:

Our global benefits are designed to help you thrive and grow, personally and professionally:

Participate in Aiven’s equity plan.
Balance work and life with our hybrid work policy.
Choose the equipment you need to set yourself up for success.
Use your Professional Development Plan budget for learning opportunities.
Receive holistic wellbeing support through our global Employee Assistance Program.
Inquire about our Global Time Off Commitment (Parental and Sick Leave, as well as Personal Time)
Enjoy country-specific benefits for our global cast.

How to Recognize and Avoid Employment Scams:

There has been a rise in fake job postings used by scammers to get personal information. At Aiven, all of our emails relating to recruitment come from an @aiven.io, @greenhouse.io or @eu.greenhouse.io domain and all of our interviews are conducted by video call or in person. Our interviews will never occur via text or chat. If you’re unsure of the legitimacy of a job opportunity/offer pertaining to Aiven, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at recruitment@aiven.io.

Equal Opportunities:

Aiven provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, marital and family status or without regard to any other similar personal attributes. Aiven complies with applicable local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, training and any other terms and conditions related to employment.

At Aiven we are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or special needs in our working environment and job application procedures. We make all reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities or who otherwise need support to thrive in the workplace. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. There is an option to request a discussion in the application process but if you have any questions before applying please write to us at recruitment@aiven.io.

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