Open Source Engineer

Salary: CHF 90’000 - 120’000 per year

Requirements:

• Recognized as an established Open Source contributor or maintainer within well-known projects
• Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science or in related fields and/or equivalent working experience
• Several years of experience in developing and analyzing complex distributed systems
• Proven track record of shaping the culture regarding Open Source within a multinational company
• Strong cybersecurity mindset and understanding of typical attack vectors
• Open-minded, cross-silo thinking, agile
• Deep knowledge of Linux, CI/CD and multiple programming languages
• DevOps experience (containers, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible) is a plus
• Strong communication skills (teaching, coaching, or technical-writing experience is a plus)
• Fluent in English (German is a plus)

Responsibilities:

• Coach and guide the 50,000 developers across all organizations (Business Units, Corporate Units, etc.) on the Open Source way of working and related tooling
• Influence major strategic decisions at Siemens regarding the implementation of Open Source culture and tools
• Enhance, improve, and maintain the code.siemens.com ecosystem with respect to tools, features, APIs, LLMs and documentation
• Contribute towards strategic Open Source Software projects on behalf of Siemens
• Implement API thinking and guide developers on APIs and generative AI
• Make sure developers can work from stable devices (e.g. Windows, MacOS, Linux etc.)

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• Ansible
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• macOS
• Mobile
• Terraform
• Windows

More:

Together with our customers, we combine the real and digital worlds. Our team provides the internal social coding platform code.siemens.com and its eco-system to over 50,000 people within Siemens. You are a recognized leader in the global Open Source community and will coach and lead our developer community towards an Open Source collaboration style. You become part of a premiere team of 10+ highly skilled people. We use modern APIs, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, containers and many other technologies as part of this growing eco-system. Would you also like to actively shape the future and make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people in Switzerland? Then you’ve come to the right place! Apply today for the role of “Senior Open Source Engineer 80-100%”.

Employee benefits: - 2–3 days per week of mobile working is standard - Mobility allowance - Varied further training opportunities - Access to employee share programs

What it’s like working for us: We place significant emphasis on fostering an inclusive and flexible working culture that encourages everyone to be their authentic selves. Equal opportunities and diversity are important to us and contribute to an enriching corporate culture. We actively embrace mobile working to provide every colleague with more autonomy and the chance to achieve a good work-life balance.

last updated 42 week of 2025