Company Description About Mirantis Mirantis is the Kubernetes-native AI infrastructure company enabling organizations to build and operate scalable secure and sovereign infrastructure for modern AI machine learning and data-intensive applications By combining open source innovation with deep expertise in Kubernetes orchestration Mirantis empowers platform engineering teams to deliver composable production-ready developer platforms across any environment on-premises in the cloud at the edge or in sovereign data centers As enterprises navigate the growing complexity of AI-driven workloads Mirantis delivers the automation GPU orchestration and policy-driven control needed to manage infrastructure with confidence and agility Committed to open standards and freedom from lock-in Mirantis ensures that customers retain full control of their infrastructure strategy We are seeking a motivated Software Engineer Open Source Contributor to join our Open Source Program Office OSPO team This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate developer eager to learn and grow in the open source community You will work closely with other developers to acquire new skills contribute to open source projects and become a successful open source contributor Your technical expertise in Python Golang Kubernetes OpenStack and related technologies will be instrumental in shaping the direction of our open source projects and products Responsibilities Learning and Development Work with senior developers to learn best practices coding standards and modern development techniques Community Engagement Participate in open source communities to build relationships resolve issues and contribute to software solutions Collaboration Collaborate with internal development and product management teams to integrate open source contributions into our products and services Code Quality Assist in ensuring that all open source contributions meet high standards of code quality testing documentation and maintainability Software Development Help design develop and maintain features and services using Python and Golang Open Source Contributions Actively contribute to and maintain open-source projects learning from and enhancing the community Technical Growth Develop your expertise in cloud-native architectures containerization orchestration and other modern technologies Qualifications Basic Qualifications Experience in software development with a focus on Python and or Golang Basic problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot issues A strong interest in open source best practices including code quality testing and documentation Experience and understanding of how to leverage AI-powered co-development tools such as Cursor IDE Claude Code Cline Aider Chat or similar Willingness to learn about scale-out cloud-native architectures such as parallel computing e g goroutines Kubernetes clusters and distributed systems Interest in developing and maintaining APIs using JSON and YAML Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying managing and scaling microservices Eagerness to gain knowledge in Kubernetes including Cluster API Learning to use declarative APIs and tooling to simplify provisioning upgrading and operating multiple Kubernetes clusters CNI Container Network Interface Familiarity with CNI plugins like Calico Cilium and others CSI Container Storage Interface Understanding storage orchestration and management in Kubernetes using CSI drivers Telemetry Learning about monitoring and observability tools to collect and analyze telemetry data from Kubernetes clusters k0s Gaining proficiency with k0s the lightweight Kubernetes distribution that simplifies cluster management k0smotron Understanding k0smotron for managing Kubernetes control planes Strong communication and collaboration skills Highly Desirable Participation in open source projects as a contributor or maintainer Experience with Agile development methodologies and version control systems like Git Familiarity with DevOps practices and continuous integration continuous deployment CI CD pipelines Foundational understanding of AI infrastructure inferencing Agentic workflows autonomous AI agents the Model Context Protocol MCP serverless AI functions and related Polyglot with little or no bias for specific programming languages Additional Information Why you ll love Mirantis Work with an established leader in the cloud infrastructure industry Work with exceptionally passionate talented and engaging colleagues helping Fortune 500 and Global 2000 customers implement next-generation cloud technologies Be a part of cutting-edge open-source innovation Thrive in the high-energy setting of a young company where openness collaboration risk-taking and continuous growth are valued Receive a competitive compensation package with strong benefits plan We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 2 after AWS It is understood that Mirantis Inc may use automated decision-making technology ADMT for specific employment-related decisions Opting out of ADMT use is requested for decisions about evaluation and review connected with the specific employment decision for the position applied for You also have the right to appeal any decisions made by ADMT by sending your request to isamoylova mirantis com By submitting your resume you consent to the processing and storage of your personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws for the purposes of considering your application for current and future job opportunities We are a Leader for Container Management in G2 2 after AWS