The company is building a comprehensive automation suite to provide multi-cloud and on-premise data solutions for the enterprise. The data platform team is a collaborative team that develops a range of data stores and technologies, from big data through NoSQL, cache-layer capabilities, and analytics, all the way to structured SQL engines.
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The OpenSearch team focuses on creating the best enterprise automation solution for search and analytics suites like OpenSearch and Elasticsearch. This role emphasizes the automation of OpenSearch operations, ensuring fault-tolerant replication and installation, while providing domain-specific expertise to other teams within the company. The role involves creating and automating features of data platforms rather than analyzing the data.
Location: Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Work Conditions:
- Fully remote working environment
- Travel required: 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
- Position can be filled in European, Middle East, and African time zones
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate proactively with an internationally distributed team
- Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code for new features
- Debug issues and interact with upstream communities
- Work with a talented team of engineers from diverse fields
Requirements:
- Proven hands-on experience in software development using Python
- Proven hands-on experience in distributed systems development
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or similar
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Additional Skills (Optional):
- Experience operating and managing search and analytics engines like Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and OpenSearch
- Experience with Linux systems administration and operations
- Experience with public or private cloud solutions (e.g., OpenStack)
- Experience with operating Kubernetes clusters and knowledge of its usage for persistent data services
What We Offer:
- Competitive base pay based on location, experience, and skills
- Additional benefits such as annual bonuses, personal learning and development budget (2,000 USD per annum), annual compensation review, recognition rewards, and parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Priority Pass for travel upgrades for company events
About the company:
The company is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global movement to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, the company is changing the world daily. The company employs a global workforce and is remote-first since its inception in 2004, fostering a workplace free from discrimination and valuing diversity of experience and perspectives.
