Software Developer IV ( Python + Openstack)

Overview

Lead software development for bare metal infrastructure integrations using Python and OpenStack. Design, operate, and improve custom drivers and backends across core OpenStack services.

What you'll do

• Design and maintain drivers and backends for Ironic, Cinder, Nova, and Neutron.
• Contribute bug fixes and improvements to upstream OpenStack projects.
• Own design, testing, deployment, and operational health across the development lifecycle.
• Architect integrations with infrastructure systems including NetBox or Nautobot.
• Investigate production incidents and drive root-cause fixes.
• Lead technical decisions, reviews, and engineering standards.
• Mentor engineers on OpenStack and bare metal infrastructure.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on production OpenStack experience.
• Strong Python skills, including async patterns, pytest, tox, and OpenStack SDKs.
• 5+ years in Linux or Unix environments.
• Production experience writing or extending OpenStack drivers or backends.
• Experience with Kubernetes or similar orchestration environments.
• Knowledge of bare metal provisioning, networking, debugging, and observability.

Nice to have

• Upstream OpenStack contributions and Gerrit or Zuul experience.
• Ceph or other distributed storage experience.
• Go proficiency.
• NetBox or Nautobot automation experience.
• Hardware attestation, secure boot, or firmware management experience.
• Network automation or SDN integration experience.

Details

• Work from home and remote.
• Immediate joiners only.