DevOps Engineer- On-premises Platform

ipfabric; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays

Flexi-days

Pluxee Flexi Card

Full remote or hybrid

Prague office option

Job summary

ipfabric is seeking a hands-on software engineer for the product platform team. You will work on an on-premises network management virtual appliance, blending Python and TypeScript, Linux, packaging, containers, CI/CD, and developer experience.

The role focuses on evolving a monolithic app toward modular services, modernizing deployment to containers, and improving build/test pipelines while enabling more reliable local development and Kubernetes workloads.

Qualifications

• Strong GNU/Linux fundamentals.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience with containers and Kubernetes basics.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Software development in Python and/or TypeScript.
• Understanding of modern software engineering practices including testing and version control.
• Strong written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to collaborate in a remote engineering team.
• EU citizenship or eligibility to work in the EU.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve product platform components and tooling in Python and TypeScript.
• Help evolve the application from a monolithic structure toward cleaner modules or services.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a next-generation deployment model, including migration from Debian package-based deployment toward a container-based approach.
• Build, improve, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and build/testing infrastructure.
• Make local product development easier and more reliable.
• Work with Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
• Troubleshoot issues across application, runtime, container, Linux, and CI/CD boundaries.
• Apply sound testing, maintainability, and observability practices, including software hardening where appropriate.

Skills

Linux

Troubleshooting

Containers/Kubernetes

CI/CD

Python/TypeScript

Testing/VCS

English communication

Remote collaboration

EU work eligibility

Tools

Node.js

Job description

Role overview

A hands-on software engineering role on the product platform team for an on-premises network management virtual appliance. The work sits at the intersection of Python and TypeScript development, Linux, packaging, containers, CI/CD, and developer experience, focusing on evolving a monolithic application toward modular services, modernizing deployment from Debian packages toward containers, and improving build and testing pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve product platform components and tooling in Python and TypeScript
• Help evolve the application from a monolithic structure toward cleaner modules or services
• Contribute to the design and implementation of a next-generation deployment model, including migration from Debian package-based deployment toward a container-based approach
• Build, improve, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and build/testing infrastructure
• Make local product development easier and more reliable
• Work with Kubernetes and containerized workloads
• Troubleshoot issues across application, runtime, container, Linux, and CI/CD boundaries
• Apply sound testing, maintainability, and observability practices, including software hardening where appropriate

Requirements

• Strong GNU/Linux fundamentals
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on experience with containers and practical Kubernetes knowledge (or strong relevant fundamentals)
• Experience building, maintaining, or improving CI/CD pipelines
• Software development experience in Python and/or TypeScript
• Understanding of modern software engineering practices including testing and version control
• Strong written and verbal English communication
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a remote engineering team
• EU citizenship or other eligibility to work in the EU

Nice to have

• Experience with both Python and TypeScript, plus familiarity with the Node.js runtime
• Background modernizing application deployment or migrating workloads toward containers
• Experience decomposing monolithic applications
• Developer tooling or Developer Experience work
• Build systems and testing infrastructure experience
• Software hardening or application/platform security experience
• Performance or reliability improvement work on product platforms

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first team, primarily CET-based, with English as the working language
• Prague office available as an option for local employees
• 25 days of holidays plus 5 flexi-days
• Pluxee Flexi Card benefit (up to 16,000 CZK per year, valid for Czech employees)
• Full remote or hybrid role depending on personal preference
• Anniversary rewards, regular team and company events, and a pet-friendly Prague office with complimentary snacks and beverages