Support improvements to our core product like Infra client, habitat chef 360., CLIs, APIs as well as core development processes
Take on responsibility for and iteratively drive to the successful implementation an area of the product
Work on issues and improvements in our tools critical to the success of Chef’s customers and the broader Chef community
Teach, mentor, and learn from your team of world class engineers
Collaborate with various stakeholders of the project including product management, UX, other teams as well as customers
Provide Kubernetes support across the Chef 360 suite of products, including Helm-based deployments
Provide Legacy support for automate product including support client upgrades to new products
Possess the ability to work with customers during critical outages and trouble shoot their issues

Have a minimum of a Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science
Plus 3+ years of experience or equivalent experience
Have systems software development skills with experience with either Windows or Linux Operating Systems and are willing to learn the other
Have operations experience as a developer or as a member of an ops team
You have demonstrable deep software development skills in at least one systems development language such as Rust or Go. Rust experience preferred
You have experience with modern technology stacks with a bent for system level software
Bash or PowerShell experience desired and are willing to learn the other
Experience building and operating high-performance systems
Experience with Windows and Linux systems internals desirable
Working experience with Containers and Container orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
You like to dive in, learn new things, and want to build awesome products
You enjoy collaborating closely with Chef customers and internal engineering teams to understand their complex issues, solve their problems and elicit frequent feedback on the solutions you provide
You believe quality is part of the process and not an afterthought
we are well rounded engineers, not developers who handoff to QA

Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan)
Tuition Reimbursement program
Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance
Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays
A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health

Senior Software Engineer – Chef Product

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