About the Role:

Who You Are:

• You have systems software development skills with experience with either Windows or Linux Operating Systems and are willing to learn the other
• You have demonstrable deep software development skills in at least one systems development language such as Rust, Go, C#, C++ or Java. 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 a huge Plus
• Have a minimum of a Bachelors’ degree in Computer Science Plus 5 years of experience or equivalent experience
• 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

What You'll Do:

• Advocate for and advance the architecture of Chef Habitat
• Build out the innovative and aggressive roadmap for Chef Habitat in the best possible way for our customers
• Support improvements to our core product, 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

BENEFITS:

Here at Progress, we truly care about your employee experience. It is important to us for our employees to balance their work and home life, obtain viable options for their health and wellness, grow their career, and plan for financial success.

The Progress benefits package is designed to recognize the diverse needs of our work force. We offer a variety of benefits for your health care needs, including four medical plans that meet any need or budget. Take advantage of our financial benefits, including an Employee Stock Purchasing Plan and a 401(k) with a company match! In addition to a variety of options to continue your career growth, Progress offers a generous Tuition Reimbursement program.

Progress provides flexibility to our employees through Flexible Vacation Time, Flexible Hours, and telecommuting options. Take time to bond with your newest family addition through our Parental Leave options. Or celebrate you by enjoying a birthday holiday! You can even give back to the community through our community service time off.

Progress is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer!

Together, We Make Progress

Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. Join us!