Zürich, Switzerland Remote (Global)

LocalStack is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Systems Engineering)

About the Role

We’re building a next-generation development platform that brings the full cloud experience directly onto developers’ machines. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping the core infrastructure of our local cloud sandbox, enabling teams to develop, test, and iterate without relying on remote environments.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and refine low-level runtime systems that power local emulation of cloud services
  • Enhance a lightweight, Docker-based environment that supports realistic cloud behavior
  • Improve API interfaces to ensure consistency, reliability, and developer usability
  • Optimize performance and compatibility across cloud-native tooling and workflows
  • Collaborate with engineers to strengthen a platform used by hundreds of thousands globally

What We’re Looking For

  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience in systems or backend engineering
  • Proven work with containerized environments, particularly Docker and Kubernetes
  • Solid understanding of API design principles and implementation
  • Experience developing or maintaining runtime systems for distributed environments

Our Environment

The team operates remotely across many countries, with engineering leadership based in Vienna and company roots in Zurich. We support a globally distributed model, allowing flexibility in where and how you work. Our platform has seen over 290 million downloads and is trusted by developers from startups to large enterprises.

We emphasize sustainable innovation, developer joy, and building tools that meaningfully reduce iteration time. If you’re passionate about infrastructure that empowers developers and improves daily workflows, this role offers deep technical impact.

Required Skills
DockerKubernetesSystems EngineeringBackend EngineeringAPI DesignCloud-Native TechnologiesContainerized EnvironmentsRuntime Systems DockerKubernetesCloud-native technologiesAPI designAPI developmentSystems engineeringBackend engineeringContainerized environmentsLow-level runtime systemsCloud development
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LocalStack
LocalStack provides a high-fidelity emulator and local cloud development platform, allowing developers to build and test cloud applications and data pipelines entirely on their local machine within a lightweight cloud sandbox running in Docker.
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Category backend
Posted 2 months ago