Remote Senior Python Engineer

Summary

Join a small, closely-knit team at OpenVPN as a senior systems and software engineer to contribute to the development of OpenVPN Access Server, our full-featured business VPN solution. The ideal candidate will possess strong working knowledge of Python and databases, with experience in Linux server environments.

Requirements

• A working knowledge of Python asynchronous programming
• Strong programming experience on Python 3
• Solid experience in JSON and REST API development on both server and client-side
• Knowledge of HTTP, HTTPS
• Experience with RDBMs (MySQL, SQLalchemy)
• Experience with Git and the standard software development cycle
• General knowledge of SSL VPNs
• Sufficient general knowledge of encryption, PKI and other security concepts
• At least upper-intermediate level of English, both spoken and written
• Outstanding communication & team working skills

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of Linux-based server software
• Development of REST API in Python3/FastAPI, for a React frontend
• Collaboration with other developers on development and deployment
• Take responsibility of developing new features

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the following communication protocols: TCP/IP stack (UDP and TCP), sockets, and other networking protocols
• Strong networking experience on Linux
• Experience with Boost, React, Twisted
• Deep understanding of the Linux network stack and kernel networking modules such as xfilter/netfilter
• Open Source experience
• Experience in programming web UI (HTML/CSS and Javascript)

Benefits

• Competitive pay rates
• Fully remote work environments
• Self-managed time off
• Team trips and special events