Software engineer in Linux security

TuxCare; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TuxCare Inc. is seeking high-potential final-year students and recent graduates for a paid, full-time graduate role. You will work on real products, learn alongside experienced engineers, and deepen your technical skills in Linux, open-source software, and security.

You will develop features, fix security issues, and build tooling while collaborating with a team committed to quality and rapid learning. This is a great first step into professional engineering.

Qualifications

• Practical programming skills in at least one language (C, C++, Python, Go).
• Strong analytical thinking with solid algorithms and data structures fundamentals.
• Ability to use AI tools to assist, test, and improve solutions.
• Clear communication and ability to explain technical decisions.
• English at B2 level or higher.
• Early career engineers: final-year students or recent graduates; full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test product features, security fixes, and engineering tools.
• Investigate unfamiliar code and understand system interactions.
• Build and improve tools for verifying, testing, and delivering software.
• Automate engineering workflows.
• Contribute to code reviews and technical discussions.

Skills

Programming languages

Analytical thinking

AI-assisted coding

Communication

Job description

Описание:

We’re looking for high-potential final-year students and recent graduates with strong problem-solving skills who can grow into outstanding technical contributors at TuxCare. This is a paid, full-time graduate role and a first step into professional engineering. You’ll work on real products, learn alongside experienced engineers and deepen your technical skills in areas such as Linux, open-source software and security.

Задачи:

Developing and testing product features, security fixes and engineering tools. Investigating unfamiliar code and understanding how different parts of a system interact. Building and improving tools for verifying, testing and delivering software. Automating engineering workflows. Contributing to code reviews and technical discussions.

Требования:

Practical programming skills in at least one language, such as C, C++, Python or Go, whether from coursework, personal projects or early hands-on experience. Strong analytical thinking, solid fundamentals in algorithms and data structures, and a structured approach to solving problems. The ability to use AI tools to work through unfamiliar programming problems, critically assess and improve their output, and explain and test the resulting solution. Curiosity, the ability to learn independently, and persistence when a solution isn’t immediately clear. Care for code quality and the ability to carry a task through to a working, tested solution. Clear communication and the ability to explain technical decisions. English at B2 level or higher. We’re looking for people at the very start of their engineering careers. Final-year students. Recent graduates. This is a full-time position, including for candidates who are still completing their studies.

Будет плюсом:

• A degree (or final-year standing) in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent skills you can demonstrate through your projects and code


• Personal or academic software projects, especially ones whose design decisions you can explain


• Contributions to open-source projects, even small ones


• Participation in CTF competitions, hackathons, or a homelab you administer


• Evidence that you’ve taught yourself a language, stack or system in depth because a problem demanded it


• A strong interest in Linux, operating systems, networking or security — including relevant coursework, a thesis, research or personal projects

Условия:

• A focus on professional development


• Interesting and challenging projects


• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, which 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