Cloud Platform Software Engineer

Summary

Join Encora as a Backend Developer and contribute to the development of high-performance cloud and container technologies, primarily using Python. You will be responsible for developing and delivering high-quality solutions, automating tests, resolving issues, and actively participating in agile software development processes. This role involves working as part of a team focused on containerization, virtualization, VM management, and fault-tolerant/carrier-grade development. You will also contribute to open-source projects related to the solution and contribute to a highly available, carrier-grade private cloud platform aimed at being at the core of 5G and distributed Edge deployments worldwide.

Requirements

• Solid backend developer (preferably but not restricted to Python, C or C++), knowledgeable in Linux Essentials*, interested in working on development and troubleshooting of a highly distributed private cloud platform supporting containerized applications, virtualized machines and bare metal nodes
• Basic concepts of hardware, processes, programs and the components of the Linux Operating System
• How to work on the command line and with files
• How to create and restore compressed backups and archives
• System security: users/groups and file permissions for public and private directories
• How to create and run simple scripts

Responsibilities

• Develop high performance cloud and container technologies mostly leveraging Python as the main programming language
• Develop and deliver high quality solutions and code
• Develop automated tests, improving the SDLC
• Investigate and resolve issues reported during testing and customer integration
• Actively participate in all aspects of an agile software development process
• Work as part of a team focused on containerization, virtualization, VM management and fault tolerant/carrier grade development
• Contribute actively to open source projects related to the solution
• Contribute to a highly available, carrier grade private cloud platform aimed to be at the core of 5G and distributed Edge deployments worldwide

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Linux Containers, etc.)
• Knowledge of cloud computing concepts (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS)
• Experience with Kubernetes Cluster  Administration (design infrastructure that involves one or more Kubernetes clusters, configure, control, and monitor Kubernetes clusters)
• Experience with Kubernetes App Development (design and development of applications that run in Kubernetes clusters)
• Introductory computer networking knowledge on the application (HTTP/HTTPs/SIP/etc.) and transport (TCP/UDP/etc.) layers