TL;DR

Staff Engineer / Product Owner (Python, Go): Building and optimizing tooling for backporting pipelines, discovering vulnerabilities, and shipping security updates for out-of-support Linux ecosystems with an accent on owning architecture decisions, refactoring legacy systems, and defining product vision and roadmap for automation tools. Focus on building complex automation systems, leading a team of engineers, and acting as product owner for the tooling.

Location: Fully remote, worldwide

Company

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What you will do

Own the architecture of core pipeline tools for patch and vulnerability discovery, and release automation.
Write production code in Python and Go, including backend services, CLI tools, and automation scripts.
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines on GitLab and GitHub.
Define and prioritize the product roadmap for ELS Automation tools, balancing security needs with long-term technical health.
Act as the primary contact for teams dependent on your tools, clarifying requirements and proposing pragmatic solutions.
Lead and manage a team of 4-5 software engineers.

Requirements

8+ years of software engineering experience; 3+ years at senior/staff level.
Recent, daily coding experience in Python and Go.
Strong GitLab CI and GitHub experience (runners, pipelines, workflows).
Solid Linux fundamentals: processes, permissions, shell, networking, packaging.
Experience owning a product or tool end-to-end and building/communicating a roadmap.
Excellent English — written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

CVE/CVSS, vulnerability management, or backporting experience.
Linux packaging (RPM, DEB) or language ecosystems (Maven, pip, Go modules).
Practical use of LLM/AI tools in development workflows.
Platform/enablement team background or prior tech lead/architect role.

Culture & Benefits

Focus on professional development with interesting and challenging projects.
Fully remote work with flexible working hours from any location worldwide.
Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves.
Compensation for private medical insurance, co-working, and gym/sports reimbursement.
Budget for education.
Opportunity to receive a reward for innovative, patentable ideas.