Principal Engineer (Automation)

TL;DR

Principal Engineer (Automation): Building and maintaining services and automation tools for Linux security solutions with an accent on Python coding, CI/CD, and refactoring legacy systems. Focus on owning the roadmap for patch-processing tooling and leveraging AI tools for accelerated development.

Location: Remote (global)

Company

TuxCare offers a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions for Linux and open-source software, automating live vulnerability patching and ensuring security and compliance for enterprise organizations.

What you will do

• Write production Python code for services, CLI tools, and automation.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines on GitLab.
• Safely refactor legacy systems and ship incremental improvements.
• Prototype quickly and deliver production-ready solutions.
• Own the vision and roadmap for ELS Automation tools, prioritizing by impact, risk, and effort.
• Translate business needs into clear deliverables and measurable outcomes.

Requirements

• 8+ years in software engineering, with recent daily Python coding experience.
• Strong experience with GitLab CI / GitHub workflows (runners, pipelines).
• Solid Linux fundamentals (shell, processes, networking, packaging).
• Proven ability to safely refactor legacy systems in production environments.
• Comfortable with observability practices (logs, metrics, monitoring, alerting).
• Advanced use of LLM/AI tools to speed up coding, refactoring, debugging, and tests, validating outputs to production quality.
• Product ownership mindset, including owning a tool end-to-end and building/prioritizing roadmaps.
• Comfortable working in a fast-changing, high-ambiguity environment, able to iterate quickly.
• Startup and/or “builder” experience with end-to-end responsibility.
• Strong English communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with CVE/CVSS, vulnerability management, or backporting.
• Experience with RPM/DEB packaging or ecosystems like Maven/pip/Go modules.
• Platform/enablement team experience.

Culture & Benefits

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