Software Developer IV-IN

Software Developer IV-IN (Openstack)

About the Role

Rackspace Technology has been a foundational contributor to OpenStack since its inception. The Private Cloud Product Software Engineering organization is looking for a Software Developer IV with deep OpenStack expertise to join our Bare Metal Infrastructure team.

In this role, you will write and maintain custom backends and drivers for core OpenStack projects – Ironic, Cinder, Nova, and Neutron – tuned specifically for bare metal infrastructure deployment at data center scale. You will work directly in the OpenStack codebases, own the full lifecycle of driver development from design through production operation, and contribute improvements upstream where your work benefits the broader community.

This is a senior individual contributor and technical leadership role. You will shape the architectural direction of our OpenStack integrations, raise the bar for quality and reliability in the services we run, and help other engineers grow their platform expertise.

About Private Cloud Product Software Engineering

Private Cloud Product Software Engineering at Rackspace Technology owns the design, build, and operational responsibility for:

• Programmatic bare metal infrastructure platforms, including hardware provisioning, lifecycle management, and data center automation
• Custom OpenStack backends and drivers that extend core services to meet the demands of large-scale private cloud operations
• Internal enablement tooling that accelerates product delivery across engineering teams
• The interaction layer between Private Cloud customers and the products and services Rackspace Technology provides

How We Work

We work closely with product owners and infrastructure teams to deliver meaningful outcomes for our customers. Our services run in Kubernetes-native environments and we own them end-to-end – from application logic and driver code to deployment and operational health. We practice continuous integration and delivery, and we take operational responsibility for what we ship seriously.

At the Dev IV level, we expect you to lead technical decisions, not just execute on them. That means proposing architectural approaches, driving alignment across teams, reviewing and raising the quality of your peers’ work, and maintaining a strong point of view grounded in real production experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain custom drivers and backends for OpenStack Ironic, Cinder, Nova, and Neutron, targeting bare metal provisioning and lifecycle automation use cases
• Contribute improvements and bug fixes to upstream OpenStack projects, working within the OpenStack community review and governance process
• Own the full lifecycle of your driver and backend work: design, code review, testing, deployment, and ongoing operational health
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and storage teams to deeply understand the requirements that shape driver behavior
• Architect integrations between OpenStack services and internal systems, including DCIM/IPAM tooling such as NetBox or Nautobot
• Establish and uphold engineering standards for driver development: testing strategies, error handling, observability, and upgrade safety
• Investigate production incidents in OpenStack services; drive root cause analysis and durable fixes, including upstream patches where appropriate
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship across the team, particularly around OpenStack internals and bare metal infrastructure patterns
• Evaluate new OpenStack features and upstream developments; assess impact on our platform and make recommendations for adoption

Experience

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

Highly Desirable Skills

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies – across applications, data and security – to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

More on Rackspace Technology

Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.