Staff Engineer, Product Owner – ELS

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SaaS • Security • Web 3

CloudLinux is a leading provider of operating systems designed specifically for web hosting environments. The company offers a line of products including CloudLinux OS Legacy, CloudLinux OS Shared Pro, and CloudLinux OS Solo, each tailored to improve server stability, security, and performance. With features such as kernel live patching, advanced automation and monitoring tools, and specialized WordPress optimization, CloudLinux helps hosting companies maximize security and profitability while ensuring stable server environments. Over 4,000 companies trust CloudLinux to power millions of websites worldwide, benefitting from increased stability and reduced churn rates. The company emphasizes compatibility with major hosting control panels and CentOS, offering solutions for shared hosts, agencies, and small businesses.

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2009

☁️ SaaS

🔐 Security

🌐 Web 3

📋 Description

• You'll be the team's most senior technical contributor — writing code daily, owning architecture decisions, refactoring legacy systems. • Act as product owner for the tools we build. • Define what we build, why it matters, and how it works. • Own the architecture of core pipeline tools: patch discovery, vulnerability discovery, release automation and related elements of the entire machinery of the patch processing. • Write production code in Python and Go — backend services, CLI tools, automation scripts. • Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines on GitLab (runners/workers) and GitHub. • Refactor legacy systems incrementally without breaking downstream consumers. • Prototype rapidly; harden successful experiments into production systems. • Deep-dive into existing systems — map dependencies, surface risks, fix bottlenecks. • Set technical standards: code quality, testing, documentation, observability. • Make architectural decisions and own the consequences. • Mentor teammates; raise the technical bar. • Own the product vision for ELS Automation tools. • Define and prioritize the roadmap based on impact, risk, and effort. • Balance urgent security needs against long-term technical health. • Translate business requirements into concrete technical plans. • Act as primary contact for teams that depend on our tools. • Negotiate and agree on business requirements with major stakeholders of the company. • Clarify requirements with security, engineering, release, and operations teams. • Communicate trade-offs; propose pragmatic solutions when constraints collide. • Write integration guides; onboard partner teams; consult on best practices. • Own outcomes, not just outputs — if the tool isn't solving the problem, that's on you. • Coordinate incident response when automation issues impact downstream SLAs. • Run post-mortems; drive improvements. • Lead and manage a team of 4-5 software engineers.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years software engineering; 3+ years at senior/staff level • Recent, daily coding in Python and Go • Strong GitLab CI and GitHub experience (runners, pipelines, workflows) • Solid Linux fundamentals: processes, permissions, shell, networking, packaging • Track record refactoring legacy systems safely in production • Comfortable with observability: monitoring, logging, metrics, alerting • Experience owning a product or tool end-to-end (internal or external) • Can build, communicate, and adapt a roadmap • Makes scope/timeline/risk trade-offs and stands behind them • Translates ambiguous requirements into concrete deliverables • Excellent English — written and verbal • Explains complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders • Navigates conflicting priorities without burning bridges • Says "no" or "not yet" constructively • Ownership mentality: you define the work, not just execute it • Thrives in fast-paced, prototype-heavy environments • Steps into ambiguity and creates structure • Comfortable wearing multiple hats • CVE/CVSS, vulnerability management, or backporting experience (nice-to-have) • Linux packaging (RPM, DEB) or language ecosystems (Maven, pip, Go modules) (nice-to-have) • Practical use of LLM/AI tools in development workflows (nice-to-have) • Platform/enablement team background (nice-to-have) • Prior tech lead or architect role (nice-to-have)

🏖️ Benefits

• A focus on professional development. • Interesting and challenging projects. • Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide. • Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves. • Compensation for private medical insurance. • Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement. • Budget for education. • The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent.