Senior Software Engineer & Open Source Leader

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Software Engineer & Open Source Leader to join our Open Source Program Office (OSPO) team. As a seasoned developer with a passion for open source communities, you will be responsible for leading by example in the development process, mentoring junior developers, and fostering positive relationships within open source ecosystems. Your technical expertise in AI/ML, Python, Golang, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and related technologies will be instrumental in shaping the direction of our open source projects and products.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Lead a team of developers in their open source contributions, providing guidance on best practices, coding standards, and code reviews.

• Community Engagement: Engage with open source communities to build relationships, resolve issues, and drive adoption of our software solutions.

• Mentorship & Coaching: Mentor junior developers, sharing your expertise and experience to help them grow professionally.

• Collaboration: Coordinate with internal development and product management teams to ensure seamless integration of open source contributions into our products and services.

• Code Quality: Ensure that all open source contributions meet high standards of code quality, following best practices for testing, documentation, and maintainability.

• Software Architecture: Leverage your expertise in distributed systems, APIs, and cloud native architectures to make the best decisions on code and systems architectures.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years in software development with significant experience in Python and Golang.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.

• Experience and understanding of how to leverage AI-powered co-development tools such as Cursor IDE, Claude Code, Cline, Aider.Chat or similar

• Strong understanding of open source best practices, including code quality, testing, and documentation.

• Bring a deep understanding of scale-out cloud-native architectures such as parallel computing (e.g., goroutines), Kubernetes clusters, and distributed systems.

• Deep experience with all forms of APIs.

• Utilize Docker and Kubernetes for deploying, managing, and scaling microservices.

• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes, including:

  • Cluster API: Expertise in using declarative APIs and tooling to simplify provisioning, upgrading, and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters.

  • CNI (Container Network Interface): Familiarity with different CNI plugins like OpenSDN/Tungsten Fabric/Contrail, Calico, Cilium (eBPF/XDP), and others for network connectivity in Kubernetes clusters.

  • CSI (Container Storage Interface): Understanding of storage orchestration and management in Kubernetes using CSI drivers, particularly with Ceph.

  • Telemetry: Experience with monitoring and observability tools to collect and analyze telemetry data from Kubernetes clusters, preferably with Prometheus and Grafana.

• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.

• Passion to thrive in a fast-paced, fluid environment.

Highly Desirable:

• Participation in open source projects as a contributor or maintainer.

• Experience with Agile development methodologies and version control systems like Git.

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Strong understanding of AI infrastructure: inferencing, Agentic workflows, autonomous AI agents, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), serverless AI functions, and related.

• Polyglot with little or no bias for specific programming languages.

Why you’ll love Mirantis

• Work with an established leader in the cloud infrastructure industry.
• Work with exceptionally passionate, talented and engaging colleagues, helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies.
• Be a part of cutting-edge, open-source innovation.
• Thrive in the high-energy environment of a young company where openness, collaboration, risk-taking, and continuous growth are valued.
• Receive a competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan.
• We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!

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We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 (#2 after AWS)!

About Mirantis

Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company, enabling organizations to build and operate scalable, secure, and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI, machine learning, and data-intensive applications. By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration, Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable, production-ready developer platforms across any environment—on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in sovereign data centers. As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads, Mirantis delivers the automation, GPU orchestration, and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility. Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in, Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy.