Remote Open Source Engineer - Build Distributed Systems

Crossing Hurdles; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking experienced open-source contributors to help build and maintain high-quality, scalable software. You will contribute production-quality code, reviews, and documentation, and collaborate with a diverse community of developers.

Ideal candidates have proven open-source contributions with profiles on GitHub or GitLab, and experience with C++, Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or Rust, plus familiarity with large distributed codebases.

Qualifications

• Strong experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Public open-source contributions and online profiles (GitHub/GitLab).
• Experience with C++, Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or Rust is required.
• Experience on large-scale distributed codebases preferred.
• Familiarity with modern AI or ML systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute production-quality code, reviews, and documentation to open-source repositories.
• Design, implement, and optimize complex algorithms and system components.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges, bugs, and performance bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with other contributors and stakeholders to align deliverables with project goals.
• Create, maintain, and enhance technical documentation for knowledge sharing.
• Participate in code discussions and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Open-source contributions

GitHub or GitLab profiles

C++

Python

Java

Go

TypeScript

Rust

Large-scale distributed codebases

AI/ML familiarity

Tools

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Crossing Hurdles is seeking experienced open-source contributors to help build and maintain high-quality, scalable software. You will contribute production-quality code, reviews, and documentation, and collaborate with a diverse community of developers.

Ideal candidates have proven open-source contributions with profiles on GitHub or GitLab, and experience with C++, Python, Java, Go, TypeScript, or Rust, plus familiarity with large distributed codebases.