Staff Software Engineer (Magic Containers)

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with C# or a strong willingness to switch to it
• Deep understanding of containers (cgroups, namespaces, runtimes) and how they work under the hood
• Proven experience building and operating distributed systems across global infrastructure, especially those designed for global scale, low latency, or edge environments
• Strong Linux systems knowledge and comfort working close to the OS
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals, including routing protocols, load balancing strategies, and distributed traffic patterns
• Familiarity with time-series or analytical databases like ClickHouse or InfluxDB
• Sharp debugging skills and the ability to diagnose complex production issues
• Experience leading cross-team or company-wide technical initiatives, guiding architecture, and mentoring engineers
• Understanding of observability best practices: including logging, metrics, and health monitoring for distributed systems
• Clear, thoughtful communication: you write great docs, explain trade-offs, and build alignment
• A customer-first mindset focused on outcomes, long-term reliability, and continuous improvement
• A desire to help others grow and a habit of leading by example in how you write and review code