[Hiring] Lead Open Source Engineer @Octopus
Feb 11, 2025 - Octopus is hiring a remote Lead Open Source Engineer. đź’¸ Salary: unspecified. đź“ŤLocation: Israel.
Role Description
In this role, you will:
- Bring a lead perspective to architecture of open source projects making recommendations and judgements about contributions, features bugs etc.
- Contribute features, bug fixes, and security improvements to Argo CD, Argo Rollouts, and other Octopus open-source initiatives.
- Work with the community to coordinate community contributions by doing pull request reviews, answering issues, and joining community meetings.
- Work with the community of maintainers to build the Argo roadmap and communicate key initiatives and build consensus on approaches to solving challenges.
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Act as a Developer Advocate by helping teach people how to get the most out of Argo CD and Argo Rollouts from a GitOps perspective. This includes:
- Contributing blog posts
- Submitting and presenting talks at conferences
- Contributing to GitOps training
- Engaging with community users as well as Octopus customers to provide guidance and assist support time
- Become an Argo maintainer by consistently providing community value
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in a software development role, demonstrating proficiency in various technologies.
- Deep experience with Golang, Kubernetes, Argo CD, Docker, Cloud technologies, and related SaaS Product development.
- Deep understanding and practical experience with Agile and Lean product development methodologies.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, both verbal and written, with fluency in English.
- Existing open source contributions and experience engaging in community-driven development a plus.
Requirements
- Above all, we are looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative team environment and enjoys working alongside exceptionally talented peers.
Interview Process
Below is the interview process you can expect for this role. We know interviewing can seem daunting, but rest assured we designed our interview process to move quickly while still getting you all the information you need.
- 👋🏼 Initial chat [30 min]: Talent acquisition screen: Meet with your Talent Acquisition team and get a feel for what it would be like to be an Octonaut!
- 🧑‍💻 Hiring manager chat [45–60 min]: Designated time to chat with the hiring manager. This is a great opportunity to get to know each other. You should expect the hiring manager to ask questions about your professional background and goals. We welcome any questions you may have for us!
- 🎉 Panel interview [60–90 min]: In this final round call, you meet cross-functional team members. You can expect a mix of leaders and individual contributors to join the chat. By the end of this call, you should have a great idea of what it’s like to work at Octopus. We should also have a great idea of what it would be like to have you on the team! We’ll ask any final questions and encourage you to do the same.
Company Description
Octopus Deploy sets the standard for Continuous Delivery, empowering software teams to deliver value in an agile way. Over 4,000 organizations globally – including Ubisoft, ASOS, Xero, monday.com, Stack Overflow, NASA, and Disney – rely on our Continuous Delivery, GitOps, and release orchestration solutions.
Founded in Australia in 2012, our team of over 270 Octonauts now spans the globe. We combine high growth and big ambitions with a sustainable, balanced working environment. Our revenue has grown consistently between 30–50% every year for the past 8 years, and we’ve been profitable for 10 out of the past 11 years. In 2024, Octopus Deploy acquired Argo maintainers, Codefresh, the leaders in enterprise GitOps. Octopus now provides the industry's most comprehensive Continuous Delivery solution for organizations operating at scale.
We’ve been remote-first since 2015 and work with an uncommon level of transparency. You can read our public handbook to learn how we work. We have a transparent approach to compensation that ensures people doing the same work with the same skill get paid the same, with well-defined career pathways. We foster a supportive, collaborative, and high-trust environment. We leave our job titles at the door and focus on doing what’s best for our customers and team. Our leaders never shy away from answering the tough questions at our all-hands calls or in 1:1s. We conduct interviews and onboarding virtually as part of being a remote-first company.
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Salary
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unspecified
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Remote
Location
Israel
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Feb 11, 2025
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| đź“Ť | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: Israel |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
