Software Engineer: OpenStack | Python (central Bristol) TL171

Cray has an opening for a motivated and skilled Software Engineer to join its OpenStack Systems Management Team.

We are currently designing our next generation of supercomputers which will power research into climate change, life sciences, renewable energy and other critical areas. We’re also bringing our supercomputer and very large cluster expertise to bear on the most important analytics, machine learning and deep learning problems.

You will help create a new OpenStack-based system management infrastructure to be used across of our product lines, making them easier to use, more efficient and more reliable.

Our growing Bristol team is the centre of OpenStack engineering at Cray, carrying out pioneering work that advances modules such as Ironic, Neutron, Nova, Kolla, Heat, Cinder, Swift, Fuel and Glance, and which we contribute back to the open source community.

Example projects
  • Developing HPC provisioning solutions, deploying bare metal, storage and superfast networks at scale on existing and new Cray products
  • Dockerizing Openstack and installing it on multiple management nodes to provide scale and HA
  • Extending Ironic to support managing multiple product sets from a shared management plane
Skills & experience sought
  • In depth knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, with a proficiency in Python
  • Track record of building reliable, fault tolerant software for large scale distributed systems
  • Strong experience deploying, using, supporting and/or contributing to OpenStack
  • Familiarity with related cloud technologies such as containerization, virtualization, software defined networks and storage etc.
  • Commitment to sound agile principles and continuous delivery practices and tools
  • Ability to work well in a cooperative development environment, both within and across teams
  • You may be considering mid or senior level OpenStack Developer jobs in Bristol such as: OpenStack PTL | OpenStack Software Engineer | Python Programmer | Python Developer | Linux Developer | Network Programmer | etc.
Our current technology mix

Python | Eventlet | Ansible | REST | OpenStack | Docker | RabbitMQ | MariaDB | Linux | Buildbot | Jenkins | and more...

Salary and benefits

  • £50,000 – £65,000+ negotiable
  • Discretionary relocation assistance available

About us

We're located in the heart of Bristol, adjacent to the Watershed and Arnolfini, and a short walk/cycle from Temple Meads station, with underground cycle parking and showers. Bristol is a growing cloud engineering hub and offers a high quality of life. With Cray’s relaxed work environment and amazing benefits, take the initiative to join an International company of dedicated innovators. Your next opportunity is now at Cray.

Location

central Bristol

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