Open Source Solutions Engineer

Syntas; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote (US)

Salary $130k-$185k

MacBook Pro + peripherals

AI tools and coding assistants

401(k) with company match

Parental leave 12 weeks

Home office stipend $1,000

Team offsites

Conference attendance

Job summary

Syntas is seeking an Open Source Solutions Engineer to help clients migrate from SaaS to self-hosted open-source platforms. You will evaluate landscapes, deploy solutions, and tailor implementations to client needs.

You will build business cases based on cost savings, lead migrations, and provide post-deployment support, training, and adoption coaching across production environments.

Qualifications

• Deep familiarity with the open-source ecosystem and maturity tradeoffs of major projects.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating self-hosted software in production environments.
• Skills in customization, integration, and extending open-source codebases.
• Ability to assess community health, project velocity, and long-term viability of OSS options.
• Strong client-facing communication to guide stakeholders through migration decisions.
• Comfort owning the full lifecycle from evaluation through post-deployment support.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate open-source projects for maturity, community health, and alignment with client requirements
• Build business cases comparing SaaS costs against self-hosted options and recommend specific tools
• Deploy and configure chosen solutions on appropriate infrastructure with production-grade reliability, backups, and recovery
• Customize and extend open-source platforms to integrate with existing systems and match client workflows
• Manage the transition from SaaS to self-hosted, including data migration, user training, and adoption support
• Stay current on the open-source landscape to know which projects are production-ready and which carry risk

Skills

Open-source ecosystem

Self-hosted deployments

OSS customization

Community health evaluation

Client communication

Tools

Containers

IaC tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Role overview

An Open Source Solutions Engineer role dedicated to helping organizations migrate away from expensive SaaS products toward self-hosted, open-source alternatives. The work covers the full lifecycle of adoption, from evaluating the open-source landscape through deployment, customization, and successful rollout. Engineers in this role act as trusted advisors who translate deep knowledge of the open-source ecosystem into measurable cost savings and operational control for clients.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate open-source projects for maturity, active maintenance, community health, and alignment with client requirements


• Build business cases comparing SaaS costs against self-hosted alternatives and recommend specific tools


• Deploy and configure chosen solutions on appropriate infrastructure with production-grade reliability, backups, and recovery


• Customize and extend open-source platforms to integrate with existing systems and match client workflows


• Manage the transition from SaaS to self-hosted, including data migration, user training, and adoption support


• Stay current on the open-source landscape to know which projects are production-ready and which carry risk

Requirements

• Deep familiarity with the open-source ecosystem and the maturity tradeoffs of major projects


• Hands-on experience deploying and operating self-hosted software in production environments


• Skills in customization, integration, and extending open-source codebases


• Ability to assess community health, project velocity, and long-term viability of OSS options


• Strong client-facing communication to guide stakeholders through migration decisions


• Comfort owning the full lifecycle from evaluation through post-deployment support

Nice to have

• Contributions to or active participation in open-source communities


• Experience with infrastructure, containers, and infrastructure-as-code tooling


• Background in client enablement, training, and documentation

Benefits and work setup

• Remote (US), full-time


• Salary range $130,000 to $185,000


• MacBook Pro, external display, and peripherals of choice


• AI tools and developer subscriptions provided including coding assistants


• 401(k) with company match, 12 weeks paid parental leave


• Home office setup stipend of $1,000 and quarterly team offsites


• Conference attendance and speaking opportunities in open-source communities supported