Staff Software Engineer

About Us Always open. Our code, our culture, our opportunities. Leading open innovation without limits. We are SUSE. SUSE is a global leader in innovative, reliable and secure enterprise open source solutions, including SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE), Rancher and NeuVector. More than 60% of the Fortune 500 rely on SUSE to power their mission‑critical workloads, enabling them to innovate everywhere – from the data center to the cloud, to the edge and beyond. SUSE puts the “open” back in open source, collaborating with partners and communities to give customers the agility to tackle innovation challenges today and the freedom to evolve their strategy and solutions tomorrow. We are open in our roots and open in our approach, striving to be the most trusted open innovator in the World. Openness extends beyond our technology. Our vibrant community thrives on diversity and connectivity without borders. Staff Software Engineer SUSE is seeking a talented Software Engineer to join our core Rancher team. This team maintains the Rancher product, including its security, scalability, authentication and authorization systems. Our organization within SUSE is responsible for the Rancher product suite. We build open-source software that addresses the operational and security challenges of managing cloud native platforms like Kubernetes, while providing DevOps teams with integrated tools for running containerized workloads. Our flagship product SUSE Rancher has over 100 million downloads to date and is managing mission‑critical services at Fortune 500 companies and many other organizations large and small around the world. Responsibilities Part of a team of passionate engineers working to build and maintain our enterprise Kubernetes management system. Build Rancher as the premiere tool for deploying, managing, and operating Kubernetes and containerized workloads across on‑prem datacenters, public clouds, and the edge. Adapt quickly and bring insightful contributions to design and implementation processes, constantly raising the quality bar while pragmatically adding value to the product offering. Work with customers and community contributors to identify problems, turn them into good reports, track progress, and provide actual solutions and feedback to our users. Participate in daily video‑conference team meetings, collaborate via real‑time chat, GitHub and other tools, ultimately presenting your technical accomplishments to the relevant stakeholders in iterative time boxes. Promote teamwork, give and receive fearless feedback. Review and evaluate designs and project activities; provide tangible feedback to improve product quality and mitigate failure risk. Engage with different stakeholders and gain consensus on technical matters. Provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members. Learn new technologies as required. Collaborate on the future of our Kubernetes ecosystem, work with upstream project communities, and help maintain alignment with customer needs, market trends, and the overall Rancher product story. Maintain high quality standards in a productive and collaborative environment. Education and Experience Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent. Typically 6–10 years of experience. Knowledge and Skills Knowledgeable in the Go programming language, including the corresponding ecosystem and best practices. Comfortable with modern software engineering paradigms and distributed systems. Confident in the use of Linux, shell scripting, Git and other open source development tooling. Familiar with or willing to quickly learn the Kubernetes code base and architecture. Skilled in the authoring and use of containers, including building new container images. Willing to engage with open source communities, both our own and those of upstream projects. Aware of the range of projects and technologies used in the CNCF Landscape. Proficient in the English language, both verbally and written. What We Offer We empower you to be bold, driving your career to create the future you want. We celebrate and reward your achievements. SUSE is a dynamic environment that is evolving rapidly, requiring agility, strong entrepreneurship and an open mind. This is a compelling opportunity for the right person to join us as we continue to scale and prosper. We give you the freedom to be yourself. You will work in a global community of unique individuals – like you. Software Engineering #J-18808-Ljbffr