Senior Software Engineer/Technical Lead

Permanent
Central London/Hybrid
Excellent Salary (NEGOTIABLE) plus full benefits package including attractive Bonus & Equity

Key Skills - Senior Software Engineer/Technical lead experienced in working with and/or on virtual server technologies, virtual networking technologies, network programming.

Summary:

• An exciting opportunity to join an ambitious Cloud Technology organisation expanding the UK Engineering Centre as they embark on a significant greenfield initiative in the development of next-generation cloud services.
• They are pre scale up so joining at this early stage, you will have the opportunity to significantly shape the codebase, drive the direction of future product development and collaborate closely together with other leaders in the field.
• The ideal candidate will be a Senior Software Engineer/Technical lead experienced in working with and/or on virtual server technologies, virtual networking technologies, network programming.

Technical Knowledge Required:

• Proficiency in distributed systems and Linux systems engineering.
• Coding in programming languages such as C, C++, Golang or Rust.
• Experience working with and/or on virtual server technologies, virtual networking technologies, network programming.
• Experience in building and enhancing compute, storage, and data platforms with exposure to open source products like Kubernetes, Knative, Ceph, Rook, Cassandra, Spark, Nate and the like.
• Hands-on with infrastructure-as-code tools and automation, such as Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.

The role

• Tech Lead responsible for designing and creating their Virtual Machine and Virtual Network Service.
• Team up with fellow engineers to craft tailored solutions meeting their unique challenges.
• Forge and refine tools that power team efficiency - this includes CI/CD, local development setups, build toolchains, and essential infrastructure.
• Plot the roadmap for software component development, aligning with team priorities and vision.
• Lead the charge in defining and achieving their technical benchmarks.

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