Full Stack Developer

UpCloud; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks vacation

Fully remote EU

Healthcare and travel insurance

Sports benefit

Company events

Share Appreciation Rights

Training budget

Job summary

UpCloud is seeking a hands-on full-stack/backend developer to enhance the core cloud software behind a European cloud platform used by tens of thousands of customers. The role focuses on compute and storage layers, including VM provisioning, CPU, and GPU resources, built on a distributed microservices architecture using Perl and Go.

You will work on a full-stack team, improving provisioning components and collaborating with other dev teams to build the next generation of cloud offerings,

Qualifications

• Full-stack or backend development skills, with hands-on experience in Perl and Golang or similar languages.
• Understanding of virtualization, Linux servers, bare-metal environments, or other large-scale systems.
• Practical knowledge of API development and modern development practices.
• A proactive work mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive work forward.

Responsibilities

• Work within an experienced team focused on core cloud software, especially computation and storage.
• Improve and further develop the provisioning and components that power the entire cloud stack.
• Focus on the Compute stack, including VM provisioning, CPU, and GPU functionality.
• Enhance internal integrations and collaborate with other development teams.
• Participate in building the next generation of cloud offerings, such as improved storage and compute plans.

Skills

Full-stack development

Backend development

Perl

Go

Tools

Git

CI/CD

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Job description

Role overview

Work on a full-stack team building and improving the core software behind a European cloud platform used by tens of thousands of customers. The role focuses on the compute and storage layers of the stack, including VM provisioning, CPU, and GPU resources, built on a distributed microservices architecture using Perl and Go. It is a hands-on developer position with significant freedom and responsibility, sitting at the intersection of systems programming and customer-facing product work.

Responsibilities

• Work within an experienced team focused on core cloud software, especially computation and storage
• Improve and further develop the provisioning and components that power the entire cloud stack
• Focus on the Compute stack, including VM provisioning, CPU, and GPU functionality
• Enhance internal integrations and collaborate with other development teams
• Participate in building the next generation of cloud offerings, such as improved storage and compute plans

Requirements

• Full-stack or backend development skills, with hands-on experience in Perl and Golang or similar languages
• Understanding of virtualization, Linux servers, bare-metal environments, or other large-scale systems
• Practical knowledge of API development and modern development practices
• A proactive work mindset with the ability to take ownership and drive work forward

Nice to have

• Frontend development skills, ideally with React, TypeScript, and Next.js
• Knowledge of hypervisors, the Linux networking stack, and virtual storage solutions
• Understanding of the Linux platform, including kernel parameters, initrd, and systemd
• Experience applying CI/CD and other automation tooling, along with Git
• Experience working with distributed architectures and building microservices
• Understanding of customer expectations for cloud infrastructure

Benefits and work setup

• Pay range of approximately 5,000-7,000 euros per month, depending on seniority and location
• Office in the heart of Helsinki, with the option to work fully remotely anywhere in the EU
• Up to six weeks of annual paid vacation
• Flexible, remote-friendly culture
• Occupational healthcare and travel insurance
• Sports benefit, company events, and an annual company trip
• Share Appreciation Rights program
• Access to an e-learning platform and a dedicated training budget