C Developer Intern (remote work)

TuxCare; United States; Remote; USD 28.000 - 41.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

TuxCare is seeking talented C Developer Interns to gain hands-on experience in C development and contribute to innovative projects within the Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) team. This remote internship lets you work from anywhere with a flexible schedule while contributing to security-focused Linux distributions.

You will review patches, backport fixes, and build packages across RPM- and DEB-based systems.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on C experience and ability to read, debug and reason about C/systems code.
• Proficiency with GNU/Linux, the command line, and shell scripting.
• Experience using Git for development and patch/branch management.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms and data structures.
• Ability to work with AI coding assistants and critically assess outputs.
• English at B2 level or higher.
• Proactive and independent work style.

Aufgaben

• Review and validate patches for C and systems code.
• Handle tricky backports, corner cases and failing builds.
• Research CVEs and backport security fixes.
• Build and maintain packages across RPM- and DEB-based distributions.
• Process tickets and help unblock reviews.
• Use AI coding assistants daily and assess outputs.

Kenntnisse

C programming

GNU/Linux

Shell scripting

Git usage

Independent worker

English proficiency

Tools

GDB

strace

RPM packaging

DEB packaging

AI tooling

Jobbeschreibung

We are seeking talented and motivated C Developer Interns to join our TuxCare team. As an intern at TuxCare, you will have the opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in C development and contribute to the development of our innovative projects.

TuxCare offers a portfolio of security solutions for Linux and open-source software aimed at enterprise organizations. With TuxCare, enterprises can automate live vulnerability patching, minimize downtime, keep their applications secure and compliant, and get support from a team that knows Linux security best – covering the most popular Linux distributions, end‑of‑life systems, programming languages, and much more. For more information, visit our website: tuxcare.com.

This internship is currently open within our Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) team:

Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS)

Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) is one of TuxCare’s key products, enabling organizations to securely continue using Linux distributions and software languages that have reached end of life or no longer receive standard security updates. ELS delivers vulnerability patches for unsupported versions of CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian, and Oracle Linux, as well as for runtimes and frameworks such as PHP, Python, Spring, Angular/AngularJS, Django, and Flask.

More details: tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support. In this role, you will:

• Review and validate patches for C and systems code, including fixes produced by our automation and AI tools
• Handle the hard cases automation can’t: tricky backports, corner cases and failing builds
• Research CVEs and backport security fixes to older package versions
• Build and maintain packages across RPM- and DEB‑based distributions
• Process tickets and help unblock reviews
• Use AI coding assistants every day and learn to check their output critically

This is a remote internship opportunity, allowing you to work from anywhere and have a flexible schedule.

If you are a passionate individual interested in gaining practical experience in C development and contributing to meaningful projects, we would love to hear from you!

What we’re looking for:

• Hands‑on C experience: you can read, debug and reason about C / systems code
• Comfortable with GNU/Linux, the command line and shell scripting
• Experience using Git for development and patch/branch management
• Solid fundamentals in algorithms and data structures
• Comfortable using AI coding assistants day‑to‑day: good prompting, and you can spot when the output is wrong
• English at B2 level or above
• Proactive and able to work independently

Nice to have:

• RPM or DEB packaging experience
• CVE research or security patching
• Debugging with GDB and strace
• Broad awareness of the AI‑assisted development landscape: different models for different tasks, common tooling

What’s in it for you?

• 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 vacation, 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;
• Learn AI‑assisted development workflows across the full development lifecycle, from CVE research and backporting to code review

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