Team Lead, Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Czechia.

📋 Description

• Lead a team comprising 5–10 senior engineers

• Establish a vision and prioritize project roadmaps

• Cultivate a culture of high performance

• Design and architect significant features for cluster lifecycle management, high-availability systems, and performance enhancements

• Provide hands-on coding support as necessary

• Supervise automated testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and the reduction of technical debt

• Collaborate effectively with product, QA, and support teams

• Address production challenges and enhance the platform based on user feedback

• Mentor engineers in Linux systems, networking, and distributed system design

• Conduct code reviews and nurture engineering talent

• Develop solutions for distributed storage, virtualization, cluster orchestration, VM management, monitoring, and seamless updates through UI and REST APIs

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in software engineering

• More than 2 years of experience in team leadership

• Proficient in Python, Rust, Go, or C/C++ for production-grade systems

• In-depth knowledge of Linux kernel architecture, including NUMA, scheduling, and I/O

• Understanding of networking principles, including SDN and TCP/IP stacks

• Demonstrated success in leading distributed systems projects

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• Experience in mentoring, managing agile processes, and meeting project deadlines

• Preferred: Extensive experience with hypervisors like KVM, container technologies such as Docker/Podman, Kubernetes, or distributed storage systems

• Preferred: Background in system programming, kernel internals, or fault-tolerant architectures

• Preferred: Proficiency in Ansible, Bash, Terraform, and cloud services such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Preferred: Experience in web development with JavaScript, HTML/CSS; familiarity with performance tuning and observability tools is an added advantage

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote working hours

• Friendly B2B contracting options

• Opportunities for professional development: training budget, certification support, mentorship, and clear career advancement pathways

• A diverse and inclusive team environment

• Recognition programs

• Referral bonuses

• Initiatives for continuous learning

• Reward programs

• Share options