OpenStack Engineer

Cloudboostr is an EU sovereign open cloud foundation purpose-built for enterprise AI workloads. It integrates production-grade OpenStack private cloud infrastructure, a Kubernetes runtime layer, and an AI governance and orchestration layer into a single platform built entirely on upstream open-source components.

As an OpenStack Engineer, you will be a core member of the Cloudboostr product team, developing the private cloud infrastructure layer that underpins everything else and deploying it in customer data centers and EU-based cloud environments across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate enterprise-grade OpenStack environments as part of the Cloudboostr platform.
• Build and maintain automated infrastructure provisioning, upgrade, and backup pipelines using Terraform and Ansible.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and performance of private cloud infrastructure across on-premises and EU-based deployment models.
• Implement and maintain network architectures and network security policies.
• Collaborate closely with the product team to ensure seamless integration between Cloudboostr’s infrastructure, runtime, and AI layers.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of infrastructure reliability.
• Contribute to the evolution of Cloudboostr’s infrastructure architecture; your insights feed directly into the product roadmap.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience deploying and operating OpenStack in production environments.
• Deep understanding of core OpenStack services.
• Experience with Ceph for distributed storage.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration and networking fundamentals; Ubuntu preferred.
• Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform and configuration management with Ansible.
• Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and pipeline tooling.
• Understanding of cloud security principles, including network segmentation, IAM, and secrets management.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to operate independently in a product-oriented engineering team.
• Fluency in English and Polish at a minimum C1 level.

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes and understanding of how OpenStack and Kubernetes interoperate.
• Experience operating OpenStack at scale across multiple physical sites or regions.
• Experience setting up and configuring GPU-enabled nodes in OpenStack.
• Openness to short, occasional domestic and international business trips.

Benefits

• Non-corporate work environment among experienced engineers.
• Individual growth and development plan supported by cyclical feedback sessions.
• Access to knowledge platforms, such as Pluralsight.
• Equipment of your choice.
• Financing of conferences, external training, and certifications.
• Language lessons: English, German, and Polish for foreigners.
• LuxMed private medical care.
• Weekly Lunch & Learn in the office for shared learning.
• Employee referral program.
• Employee-awarded rewards for the success of the month and year.
• Special rewards for years of service.