Senior Go Developer for CloudLinuxOS (worldwide remote, work anywhere)

CloudLinux OS, our flagship product, runs on over 50,000 production servers today, powering over 40 million websites, and is recognized as the best OS for security and efficiency in a shared hosting environment. CloudLinux OS increases server density and enhances security, thus reducing operating costs, decreasing churn rates, and increasing profitability. Check out our website for more information about our CLOS Product: https://www.cloudlinux.com/

We are seeking a talented Senior Golang Developer to join our CloudLinuxOS team.

You will work on the interesting project Apache2Nginx, which sets up NGINX on the server and automatically converts .htaccess files into the corresponding NGINX configuration.

Work is fully remote, with flexible hours, where you can plan your day and work from anywhere.

More details about the project can be found on the product website and our documentation.

Responsibilities:

• Optimizing WAF (Web Application Firewall) performance across diverse environments using both Apache and Nginx.

• Researching and evaluating various data transfer mechanisms and methodologies for processing incoming web requests.
• Analyzing and enhancing the performance of different PHP handlers within the context of web request handling.
• Engaging in multiple performance-related tasks for web requests, including benchmarking, patching existing solutions, and developing custom optimizations.

To thrive in this role, we are looking for someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience in Go.
• Good Linux/Unix proficiency, with experience in RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux.
• Experience with WAFs, particularly ModSecurity.
• Knowledge, understanding, and ability to select and analyze the performance of classical algorithms and data structures.
• Ability to write and maintain code in accordance with the Go style guide.
• Experience in multithreaded programming and the development of asynchronous applications.
• Strong understanding of the network stack, particularly TCP/IP and HTTP.
• Knowledge of Go testing and debugging tools.
• Experience in monitoring deployments and application performance.
• Ability to identify and troubleshoot emerging issues and optimize the application for performance and scalability.
• Experience patching upstream solutions written in Go.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Nginx/Apache architecture for developing additional components that modify core behaviour.
• Proficient in Git.
• Experience with Shell scripting.
• Strong teamwork skills.
• Ability to read and understand others' code.
• English at an upper-intermediate level.

Would be a plus:

• Experience in system programming.
• Experience with Coraza.
• Knowledge of Python, C/C++ or any other programming language.
• Experience in open-source projects.
• Knowledge of Internet security basics.
• Knowledge and ability to select suitable data serialization algorithms.
• Familiarity with embedded databases (storage engines) such as BoltDB, LevelDB, and/or others.
• Integration with C code and libraries.

What's in it for you?

• A focus on professional development.
• Interesting and challenging projects.
• Fully remote work with flexible working hours, that allows you to schedule your day and work from any location worldwide.
• Paid 24 days of vacation per year, 10 days of national holidays, and unlimited sick leaves.
• Compensation for private medical insurance.
• Co-working and gym/sports reimbursement.
• Budget for education.
• The opportunity to receive a reward for the most innovative idea that the company can patent.
  

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