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As a Field Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in shaping both the user experience and our core infrastructure . You’ll work on real-world problems, engage deeply with customers, and operate across diverse environments and languages, from Rust and Go to Python and C++. You’ll be exposed to the full lifecycle of customer adoption , and your work will directly influence product direction and success.
Customer Deployments: Work directly with clients to onboard and migrate complex infrastructure onto Unikraft Cloud.
Infrastructure Optimization: Troubleshoot, refine, and ensure the performance and reliability of customer deployments.
Container & Linux Expertise: Leverage your hands-on knowledge of Docker, Dockerfiles, and Linux-based systems to support and scale infrastructure.
CI/CD Enablement: Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and integration.
Technical Partner: Act as a trusted advisor, helping clients navigate the intricacies of next-gen cloud infra.
Product Feedback Loop: Collaborate cross-functionally with product and engineering to incorporate customer feedback into our roadmap.
Infra Fluency: Strong experience with containers (Docker, Dockerfiles), Linux, and CI/CD design.
Problem-Solver: Excellent debugging and optimization skills with a customer-focused mindset.
Communicator : Comfortable working across technical and non-technical teams.
Versatile Engineer: Computer science or equivalent background. Ability to learn fast and adapt to different runtimes, build systems, and environments (Rust, Node, Go, Python, C++, etc.).
Extra Points: Familiarity with OCI standards, QEMU/KVM, Firecracker, Cloud-Hypervisor, and direct customer-facing experience.
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Next-gen product: A hyperscale-efficient cloud built for serious infra needs—built on research, battle-tested by customers.
Build your Favorite Work Set up: A generous equipment budget to spend on anything you need to do your best work.
Fully Remote, Fully Flexible: Work from your favorite place, work at your favorite and most productive times.
Retreats, Game Nights and More: Fun-focused team retreats and other events to recharge and build great relationships.
The Standard Stuff: Competitive Salary, 6 weeks vacation, development opportunities.
Unikraft is a private German cloud infrastructure company providing millisecond-native compute for AI and Dockerfile-based applications.
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