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Senior Software Engineer, Community Open Source Engineering

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about 3 hours ago
New York, NY, USA
Senior / Mid Level
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$215k - $265k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Advance the Quickwit roadmap by proposing and implementing architectural changes.
  • Manage the Quickwit community by reviewing contributions and ensuring codebase quality.
  • Define project governance and establish contribution guidelines.
  • Collect data to assess project health and identify areas for improvement.
  • Evangelize Quickwit to expand its reach and impact.

Requirements

  • Experience managing an open source software project with a community of users and contributors.
  • 3-5 years of experience in systems-level programming, preferably with Rust or a similar language.
  • Proficient written communication skills to articulate thoughts clearly.
  • Ability to ship quickly and overcome blockers with a practical mindset.
  • Passion for developer experience and reducing friction for maintainers and contributors.
  • Experience with GitHub Actions and release management for complex software projects.
  • Experience working on extract-transform-load tools or stream processing systems.

Benefits

  • New hire stock equity (RSUs) and employee stock purchase plan (ESPP).
  • Continuous professional development and career pathing.
  • Intradepartmental mentor and buddy program for networking.
  • An inclusive company culture with Community Guilds.
  • Competitive global benefits.
  • Giving programs.

Tech Stack

GitHub ActionsRust

Categories

BackendData Engineering