Software Engineer

About Us

Always open. Our code, our culture, our opportunities. Leading open innovation without limits. We are SUSE.

SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and secure enterprise open source solutions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE), Rancher and NeuVector. More than 60% of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission-critical workloads, enabling them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, collaborating with partners and communities to give customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow.  

We are open in our roots and open in our approach, striving to be the most trusted open innovator in the World. Openness extends beyond our technology. Our vibrant community thrives on diversity and connectivity without borders.

Job Description

The Role

Since its inception in 1992, SUSE has been at the forefront of technical innovation where change has been the only constant.

The primary responsibility of this position is to empower customers to run their business applications on SUSE solutions in the cloud, as well as growing and maintaining business critical partnerships with independent vendors.

This will support business growth in line with our ambitious objectives and company culture. 

Critical to achieving excellent results will be publishing new listings to Cloud Service Provider marketplaces, developing and maintaining publishing services as well as customer facing information portals. 

The role sits within the Central Engineering Services function, reporting to the Senior Manager of Systems Engineering, who is U.S. based.

Focus Areas  

• Collaborate with other engineers and architects to ensure that supported upstream community projects are deployable and run efficiently on SUSE supported platforms

• Curate and publish SUSE product offerings on CSP marketplaces

• Develop and maintain internal and customer facing products and services

• Participate in technical design and code review processes

• Contribute to existing documentation and/or educational content based on product requirements and user feedback 

• Contribute to maintaining a positive, healthy and inclusive learning culture

Preferred Experience & Skills

• Experience developing applications using one or more general programming languages (e.g. Python, Go) utilizing git-based source control management tools

• Experience using services from one or more of the “Big 3” Cloud Service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Familiarity with virtualization concepts, and experience with cloud compute and/or local VM tools

• Familiarity with cloud native concepts and container technology

• Experience developing software using Linux-based operating systems (e.g. openSUSE) 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (required)

Bonus Points

• Frontend (UI) development experience

• Experience with Helm charts or similar package management tools for K8s

• Familiarity with packaging rpms

• Experience working with and contributing to open-source communities

Personal Attributes

• The ideal candidate will be passionate about learning new skills and new technologies

• Good communicator who is interested in collaborating in a team environment

• Able to work effectively as part of a fully remote team

• At least two years of experience developing software.

Job

What We Offer 

We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements.  

SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, thus requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind. 

This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper.   

If you’re a big thinker, obsessed by execution and thrive in a dynamic environment in which you can tangibly create a lasting legacy, then please apply now!  

We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you – with different backgrounds, talents, skills and perspectives. A truly open community where everyone is welcome, has a voice and is encouraged to reach their full potential regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or any other characteristics.   

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SUSE Values 

• Choice

• Innovation

• Trust

• Community