Golang Contractor - Open Source
About Gruntwork:
Gruntwork is on a mission to transform the way DevOps is done. Let’s face it: designing, launching, and managing infrastructure is still a terrible experience for most organizations, but it doesn’t have to be that way!
We are globally recognized both for our open source tools used by thousands of companies from startups to Fortune 500s, and our thought leadership on how DevOps should be done.
About this role:
Gruntwork is hiring a senior Golang engineer to focus specifically on Open Source projects, primarily OpenTofu but also other open source tools at Gruntwork.
Work collaboratively with the open source community to design and implement innovative new features at the frontier of DevOps tooling
Help maintain and improve the quality of our codebases, infrastructure, and documentation
Review and provide feedback on pull requests from the community and team members
This is a contractor position, paid based on an hourly rate. We expect an average of 25-35 hours of work per week up to 35 hours (based on your availability and skill level) however, you have the ability to control when you work (assuming you coordinate this with your colleagues on the OpenTofu development team).
Although you would start as a contractor, this role sets up a path to full-time employment with Gruntwork when future positions open up, if that’s of interest to you.
Qualifications for Success:
5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on Golang
Proven experience with open source projects, ideally in a leadership role
Must have strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal, and are comfortable engaging with external members of the open source community as well as Gruntwork customers
You're interested in working a flexible number of hours that averages ~25-35 hours/week and are available ~48 weeks per year to work those hours
You have read our company values, and are aligned with them
About you:
We’re looking for a Grunt who:
Loves making customers happy. You're on a mission to making customers happy and successful. You're eager to leverage your talents to meet their needs.
Loves to learn. You're excited to learn new skills, and looking to be at the forefront of Engineering and DevOps best practices.
Loves a challenge. You like to perform at your best by aiming high while also taking care of yourself and those around you.
Cares about your fellow humans. You look to make personal connections with the people you work with, and you want to work for a company whose mission and people you believe in.
Has extensive experience with building infrastructure. You have worked for years with cloud technologies, have deep familiarity with building cloud infrastructure and security best practices.
Has extensive OpenTofu/Terraform experience. You have directly authored plenty of OpenTofu/Terraform modules, you've operated OpenTofu/Terraform in prod and can speak from your years of experience, and you're excited to use and improve OpenTofu.
Has a passion for DevOps best practices. You're passionate about the best way to run modern cloud infrastructure in a secure, convenient, and enjoyable way.
Has experience taking ownership of software. You can work with stakeholders to define features, plan work, and ship according to plan.
Is productive. You can continuously improve a massive project depended on by thousands of engineers safely.
Is good at asynchronous collaboration. You are comfortable working with a team of remote engineers, and are able to break down problems and solutions so that they can be addressed in highly visible, manageable chunks of work.
Is good at testing well. You know how to balance speed and coverage in the tests you write, and you design software with testability in mind.
Is good at using AI well. You understand the complexities of how and when AI-assisted tooling should be used in the development process. You are comfortable using AI (e.g. using Claude, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, etc.) to investigate, generate and troubleshoot code. The OpenTofu project specifically does not allow AI usage at the moment, but will likely allow for limited AI usage through GitHub Copilot in the near future.
About your time zone:
One of our values is that work-life balance leads to both better work and a better life, so we require that all our team members live in a time zone between Los Angeles and New York, inclusive. You can be located anywhere in the western hemisphere, though most of our team is in the USA and Canada.
Our interview process:
After you apply for this role, here's the process we'll go through to evaluate a mutual fit. As this role is closely linked with the OpenTofu community project, the OpenTofu core development team will be involved in the technical phases of this interview process.
Phone screen. We'll do a quick phone screen to assess a general fit. We’ll also ask for references we can follow-up with to learn more about you.
Values screen. We’ll do a quick phone call to assess alignment with Gruntwork values.
Technical interview. We'll talk shop with you to see if we're on the same page about the technical requirements for the role.
OpenTofu technical interview. A deeper technical interview driven by the OpenTofu development team, specifically as it pertains to OpenTofu development.
Trial Day. A paid day of work with the OpenTofu team doing the same work you’re expected to perform day-to-day.
Offer! We're very pleased to be working together!