Staff Engineer for ELS

CloudLinux is a global remote-first company. We are driven by our principles: do the right thing, employees first, we are remote first, and we deliver high volume, low-cost Linux infrastructure and security products that help companies to increase the efficiency of their operations. Every person on our team supports each other and does what we can to ensure we all are successful. We are truly a great place to work Check out our website for more information

We're seeking a hands-on Staff Engineer who can lead the development of complex, cross-cutting systems in the company while also owning the product vision and roadmap. This role is ideal for someone who operates as a Senior Developer (70%) and a Technical Product Owner (30%) — a builder who can gather and understand the requests from stakeholders and transform them into a proof-of-concept, later developing it into production-grade code. The person should think strategically, engage with stakeholders, and drive product direction.

Responsibilities:

• Gather requirements from multiple stakeholders on a project
• Lead architectural design and technical direction for high-impact initiatives
• Guide multiple engineering teams in the adoption of scalable, maintainable solutions
• Collaborate across teams to gather requirements and align on priorities
• Promote engineering excellence through design reviews, mentorship, and best practices
• Continuously explore and evaluate new technologies, methodologies, and tools
• Ensure that all solutions are robust, secure, and performant in production environments
• Champion a culture of automation, reliability, and continuous improvement

Requirements

Requirements

• Programming Languages: Proficiency in Python is a must. Knowledge of any other programming languages is a plus.
• Hands-on Engineering Leadership: Requires a senior-level engineer proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable software systems. Regular code contributions and leading by example in both architecture and implementation are expected
• Technical Product Ownership: Involves shaping product direction — gathering and refining requirements, translating them into technical goals, and aligning them with broader engineering strategies. Experience in technical product management or direct ownership of product roadmaps is highly valued
• Full Lifecycle Responsibility: Encompasses ownership of the entire lifecycle of major components, from initial concept through prototyping, delivery, and ongoing evolution. A balance between short-term iteration and long-term scalability and extensibility is essential
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Demands active communication with engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders across departments. Requires the ability to align different viewpoints, prioritize effectively, and turn feedback into actionable plans
• Strategic Thinking + Execution: While the primary focus remains on building, it's important to step back, understand broader product and organizational goals, and make informed engineering trade-offs within that context

Real-world Challenge: Building a Unified Dependency Graph
One of our core goals is to map the software supply chain for thousands of applications. You will lead the design of a system that ingests projects and calculates their full dependency trees.
The Complexity:

• Variable Definitions: "Dependency" means something different in every language. We have to handle static vs. dynamic linking, compile-time vs. runtime scopes, and version ranges (e.g., ^1.2.0).
• Context Awareness: The system must understand that dependencies often change based on the environment (e.g., specific libraries for GPU support or Windows).
• Tool Variance: The system must mimic the logic of various package managers (Pip, Poetry, Maven, Gradle) to ensure accuracy.

The Staff Engineer's Mission:

• Research & Strategy: Analyze how 5+ languages handle packages and design a universal data model to store them efficiently.
• Algorithm Design: Create logic to automatically resolve complex dependency trees at scale.
• Consensus: Work with multiple teams to implement this standard across the company.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• A focus on professional development.
• Interesting and challenging projects.
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide.
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves.
• Compensation for private medical insurance.
• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement.
• Budget for education.
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent.
  

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