ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Software Engineer – OpenStack Cloud Infrastructure
About Wind River
Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission‑critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, we’ve powered billions of devices across aerospace, defense, automotive, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries. From NASA’s Artemis I and the James Webb Space Telescope to the world’s largest Open RAN networks, our software enables the safest and most secure systems in the world.
We’ve earned recognition for innovation and workplace culture, including Great Place to Work certification and “Top Workplace” honors for ten consecutive years. Join us to help advance the future of the software‑defined world.
About the Opportunity
Within the Wind River Cloud team, you’ll design and build cloud infrastructure software with a focus on OpenStack development. You’ll contribute to Wind River’s leadership in the StarlingX open‑source project, creating solutions for highly distributed edge systems in 5G, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation.
This role emphasizes software engineering and coding: developing APIs, services, and integrations for OpenStack and cloud‑native platforms, while collaborating with DevOps teams on deployment and automation.
Primary Responsibilities
- Design and implement high‑quality software for distributed cloud infrastructure using Python and OpenStack APIs.
- Develop extensions, plugins, and services for OpenStack projects (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone).
- Build reusable libraries and APIs to integrate OpenStack with Kubernetes and containerized applications.
- Apply Test‑Driven Development (TDD) practices to ensure robust, maintainable code.
- Contribute to platform upgrade features and collaborate with DevOps teams on CI/CD integration.
- Investigate and resolve issues during product verification and customer integration.
- Use Linux and shell scripting for supporting development tasks and debugging.
- Participate in agile development processes, shifting across coding, testing, and automation as needed.
- Work responsibly with open‑source technologies, including licensing awareness and CVE remediation.
- Actively contribute to open‑source communities such as StarlingX and OpenStack.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or related field.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- 2+ years of programming experience with Python.
- Strong knowledge of Linux systems and shell scripting.
- Experience developing software for scalable, distributed systems.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm (deployment collaboration).
- Experience working in Agile SCRUM teams.
- Excellent analytical, debugging, and communication skills.
- Professional experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep understanding of OpenStack architecture (Nova, Neutron, Cinder, Keystone).
- Experience developing OpenStack services, plugins, or integrations.
- Track record of delivering mission‑critical, 24x7 production systems.
- Contributions to OpenStack or other open‑source projects.
- Familiarity with RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, YAML, and TOSCA.
- Experience managing open‑source licensing and CVE remediation.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies independently.
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