Staff Software Engineer – Magic Containers

Role Overview

• Build and evolve the core of our edge-native container platform
• Magic Containers and shape how developers build at the edge.
• Multiply your impact by setting standards, mentoring engineers, and improving both code quality and team-wide knowledge.
• Proactively spot opportunities to improve the platform, processes, or developer experience and drive those improvements end-to-end.
• Lead cross-team efforts, whether it’s scaling orchestration systems, improving global observability, or driving company-wide migrations and technology shifts.
• Align technical direction across teams by collaborating on specs, guiding architecture, and connecting engineering decisions to business goals.
• Debug and resolve complex production issues, including those reported by customers.
• Own outcomes end to end: not just shipping features, but delivering systems that solve real customer problems at scale.
• Set a high bar for what great looks like in code quality, system design, and how we support what we build in production.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with C# or a strong willingness to switch to it.
• Deep understanding of containers (cgroups, namespaces, runtimes) and how they work under the hood.
• Proven experience building and operating distributed systems across global infrastructure, especially those designed for global scale, low latency, or edge environments.
• Strong Linux systems knowledge and comfort working close to the OS.
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals, including routing protocols, load balancing strategies, and distributed traffic patterns.
• Familiarity with time-series or analytical databases like ClickHouse or InfluxDB.
• Sharp debugging skills and the ability to diagnose complex production issues.
• Experience leading cross-team or company-wide technical initiatives, guiding architecture, and mentoring engineers.
• Understanding of observability best practices: including logging, metrics, and health monitoring for distributed systems.
• Clear, thoughtful communication: you write great docs, explain trade-offs, and build alignment.
• A customer-first mindset focused on outcomes, long-term reliability, and continuous improvement.
• A desire to help others grow and a habit of leading by example in how you write and review code.

Tech Stack

• Distributed Systems
• Linux

Benefits

• 100% flexible hours
• Your work, your rhythm. Whether you thrive at 3 am or on a beach at noon, we've got you.
• Remote-first by design
• No offices, no commute, just the freedom to work anywhere. Miss the office? We’ll give you a 3-night voucher for visiting our headquarters.
• Performance-based bonuses
• Great work pays off, and we reward impact annually.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Coverage worldwide.
• Paid time off
• Love the slopes or the sea? Enjoy them with 25 vacation days, plus an extra loyalty day each year, capped at 5 years (30 days total), on top of your local public holidays.
• Meeting-free Thursdays
• We keep Thursdays meeting free internally so you can focus on deep work without interruptions.
• Home office budget
• We believe everyone is more efficient working in a comfortable office, and we're happy to help you set it up with an annual budget of €500.
• Paid sick leave
• Feeling ill? Take time off to fully recover without having to worry about your finances.
• Parental leave
• Paid 16 weeks for birthing parents, 8 weeks for non-birthing parents. If your country gives more, that’s your baseline. If it gives less, we top it up. Take your leave all at once or split it across the first year for maximum flexibility. After paid leave, your local statutory rules apply.
• Annual fluffle-building
• We're remote, but not distant! Once a year, we meet in a sunny location where virtual high-fives turn into real ones.
• Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)
• Everyone at bunny.net gets a piece of the pie, starting with 0.01% equity.
• Mental health support
• Feeling down? We've got your back. bunny.net provides mental health resources and help via BetterHelp.com.
• Wellness budget
• An annual well-being budget of €480 is here to help you stay fresh and focused.
• Educational budget
• €500 yearly for books, seminars, or online courses to keep your learning on track, work-related or not.
• Music on us
• Work is better with music. Enjoy a yearly Apple, Spotify, or YouTube Premium subscription on us.