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Senior C++ Software Engineer (m/f/x) - Object Storage
Our Hetzner Cloud team consists of around 75 employees and works both remotely across Germany and from our office in Munich (Unterföhring).
Object Storage is the newest addition to Hetzner's portfolio of storage products. Although it is a relatively new product, it is already an impressive storage system, consisting of multiple clusters with dozens of petabytes of capacity.
We use Ceph as the foundational storage system behind our Object Storage product. To support the operation, development and scaling of our large-scale Ceph deployments, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d) with outstanding C++ expertise who is eager to dive into the Ceph codebase, particularly the RADOS Gateway, and actively contribute to the Ceph open-source community.
This role is aimed at experienced engineers who are fluent in modern C++, enjoy working independently, and are highly motivated to explore and shape the Ceph ecosystem. A genuine interest in Ceph is essential for this position. If you already have experience contributing to open source, or have a strong desire to do so, especially in a project like Ceph, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Our stack in keywords: Ceph, C++, C, Go, Python and Linux.
Object Storage is the newest addition to Hetzner's portfolio of storage products. Although it is a relatively new product, it is already an impressive storage system, consisting of multiple clusters with dozens of petabytes of capacity.
We use Ceph as the foundational storage system behind our Object Storage product. To support the operation, development and scaling of our large-scale Ceph deployments, we are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d) with outstanding C++ expertise who is eager to dive into the Ceph codebase, particularly the RADOS Gateway, and actively contribute to the Ceph open-source community.
This role is aimed at experienced engineers who are fluent in modern C++, enjoy working independently, and are highly motivated to explore and shape the Ceph ecosystem. A genuine interest in Ceph is essential for this position. If you already have experience contributing to open source, or have a strong desire to do so, especially in a project like Ceph, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Our stack in keywords: Ceph, C++, C, Go, Python and Linux.
Your tasks
- You contribute to the upstream Ceph and RADOS Gateway projects, improving stability, performance, and maintainability
- You maintain our internal Ceph build, including backporting patches and ensuring integration with our systems
- You develop tools to support debugging, maintenance, and operations
- You analyse and optimise performance in large-scale production clusters
- You investigate bugs and performance issues, ensuring system reliability through low-level engineering and testing
Your profile
- You have deep, hands-on experience with C++ and feel completely at home in system-level development
- You’re genuinely interested in distributed storage systems, especially Ceph, and want to explore its internals in depth
- You’ve already contributed to Ceph or other open-source projects, or you’re highly motivated to get involved
- You enjoy working independently and are driven to understand complex systems from the ground up
- You’re confident on the Linux command line and find satisfaction in low-level troubleshooting
- You are business fluent in English, German is a plus
What you are working on
Benefits
Pick your kit
MAC, PC or Linux — whatever you prefer, we provide it for you.
Flat hierarchies
You will work with a casual team in a friendly and pleasant working environment.
Flexibility
Whether it's working from home or flexible working hours outside of our core working hours — your needs matter.
Further training
We offer a budget of EUR 2,500 per employee per year to invest in your personal development.
HelloBonnie
In addition to an attractive compensation, you will get a prepaid credit card that we will top up for you monthly with EUR 50.
Events
We highly value and promote in-person meetings such as our offsite, our Christmas party, Oktoberfest, and events on other occasions.
EGYM
We want to invest in the health of our employees and partner with EGYM Wellpass to provide an attractive offer for a wide range of fitness options all across Germany.
Childcare subsidy
We pay part of the childcare costs until your child goes to school.
Workation
You want to combine work and vacation? We want to make this possible for you!
Company holidays
With us, 24 December and 31 December are annual holidays. This means, you don’t need to sacrifice your own vacation days.
Bikeleasing
Exercise keeps us fit. For this reason, you can lease a bicycle of your choice through us.
Recommend a friend Bonus
Our way to thank you if you recommended a new colleague to us.
All-round care
For those who love working in the office: Free drinks and snacks, air-conditioned office with height-adjustable desks, charging station for electric cars and much more.