Principal Engineer (Worldwide Remote, Work Anywhere)

TuxCare provides a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions for Linux and open-source software, specifically designed for enterprise organizations. With TuxCare, companies can automate live vulnerability patching, minimize downtime, ensure robust security and compliance, and leverage a team with deep expertise in Linux security. Our solutions cover popular Linux distributions, end-of-life systems, programming languages, and more.

For more information, visit our website: https://tuxcare.com/

One of TuxCare’s key offerings is Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS), which enables organizations to securely continue utilizing Linux distributions and software languages that have reached end-of-life or no longer receive standard security updates. ELS delivers critical vulnerability patches for unsupported versions of CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, Oracle Linux, as well as for runtimes and frameworks such as PHP, Python, Spring, Angular/AngularJS, Django, and Flask.

More details: https://tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support/

Product documentation: https://docs.tuxcare.com/els-for-runtimes/

We are actively seeking a Principal Engineer who will combine hands-on execution with product ownership for automation tools. In this role, you will build services and automation while owning the roadmap for patch-processing tooling, prioritizing efforts based on impact, risk, and effort. You will collaborate with engineering and operations stakeholders to transform business needs into shippable deliverables and measurable outcomes.

What You'll Do

Engineering

• Write production-grade Python code (services, CLI tools, automation scripts)
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines on GitLab
• Rapidly prototype and convert successful experiments into production-ready solutions
• Enhance reliability and operability through improved logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting systems

AI-Assisted Development

• Actively utilize modern AI tools daily to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, testing, and documentation
• Validate AI outputs, identify and address edge cases, and ensure the delivery of production-quality code

Product Owner

• Own the vision and roadmap for ELS Automation tools, prioritizing based on impact, risk, and effort
• Translate complex business needs into clear deliverables (including plans, user stories, acceptance criteria, and success metrics)
• Serve as the primary stakeholder interface, aligning requirements across engineering, release, and operations teams, and communicating trade-offs effectively
• Drive outcomes, including incident coordination when necessary, conducting post-mortems, and implementing continuous improvements

Requirements

Must have

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with recent daily Python coding proficiency
• Strong expertise in GitLab CI / GitHub workflows (including runners and pipelines)
• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals (shell scripting, processes, networking, packaging)
• Comfort with observability tools and practices (logs, metrics, monitoring, alerting)
• Advanced use of LLM/AI tools to accelerate coding, refactoring, debugging, and testing, with a proven ability to validate outputs to production quality standards
• Demonstrated product ownership mindset: capable of owning a tool end-to-end, building and prioritizing a roadmap, and translating ambiguous requirements into concrete deliverables
• Comfortable working in a fast-changing, high-ambiguity environment; able to iterate quickly and adapt priorities as needed
• Startup and/or “builder” experience: has successfully shipped personal projects or worked in a startup-like setting with end-to-end responsibility
• Strong English communication skills for effective interaction with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• A strong focus on professional development and growth opportunities
• Engaging and challenging projects that push your skills
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, allowing you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves
• Compensation for private medical insurance
• Reimbursement for co-working spaces and gym/sports memberships
• Dedicated budget for education and continuous learning
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent

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