CloudLinux is a global remote-first company. We are driven by our principles: do the right thing, employees first, we are remote first, and we deliver high volume, low-cost Linux infrastructure and security products that help companies to increase the efficiency of their operations. Every person on our team supports each other and does what we can to ensure we all are successful.
CloudLinux OS, our flagship product, runs on over 50,000 production servers today, powering over 40 million websites, and is recognised as the best OS for security and efficiency in a shared hosting environment. CloudLinux OS increases server density and enhances security, thus reducing operating costs, decreasing churn rates, and increasing profitability.
We are looking for a talented Senior C Developer to join our CloudLinuxOS team. The supported projects include:
Apache2Nginx
Mod_lsapi
MySQL Governor with MySQL/MariaDB support
Mod_hosting_limits - for limiting incoming requests
Python/NodeJS/Ruby selectors, part related to Passenger
More details about the project can be found on the product website and our documentation.
Requirements
To thrive in this role, we are looking for someone who has:
5+ years of experience in C
Good Linux/Unix proficiency, with experience in RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux
Experience with POSIX/pthread programming in C
Ability to work with various build systems like autotools, make and cmake
Experience in debugging (mostly gdb and command line)
Experience with Shell scripting
Strong knowledge of Linux development tools and Linux system software development
Hands-on profiling tools like Linux perf, etc
Experience in the development of multi-threaded applications and IPC
Knowledge, understanding, and ability to select and analyze the performance of classical algorithms and data structures
Strong understanding of the network stack, particularly TCP/IP and HTTP
Experience in monitoring deployments and application performance
Ability to identify and troubleshoot emerging issues and optimize the application for performance and scalability
Proficient in Git
Knowledge of English at upper-intermediate and higher levels.
Would be a plus:
Experience in system programming
Experience in the development of web-server modules: Nginx, Apache/OpenLiteSpeed and understanding of the web-server architecture and workflow
Experience with Coraza, ModSecurity
Knowledge of Python and/or Go
Experience in modifying/maintaining open-source projects
Knowledge of Internet security basics
Benefits
What's in it for you?
A focus on professional development
Interesting and challenging projects
Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide
Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves
Compensation for private medical insurance
Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement
Budget for education
The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent
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