Python Software Engineer - LucidLink

Company Overview

LucidLink is a fast-growing startup on a mission to make data instantly and securely accessible from everywhere. As remote and hybrid work has become the new normal, our cloud-based technology enables teams to instantly access files and collaborate from anywhere in a familiar format that works like a local hard drive.

LucidLink’s solution is designed for workflows involving huge files, massive data sets and real-time collaboration. Our customers include the world’s most creative companies like Paramount, Warner Brothers, Epic Games, Spotify, A+E and Netflix. We were founded in 2016 by storage industry experts and support over one billion customer files across more than 40+ countries. LucidLink is headquartered in San Francisco, California, has an engineering office in Sofia, Bulgaria, and remote employees across North America, Europe, and Australia.

Reasons to Join LucidLink:

• Tackle Big Challenges: You’ll have the chance to solve complex, high-stakes problems that redefine how teams collaborate globally. By starting with the Media & Entertainment industry and expanding into data-intensive sectors, you’ll gain deep insight into cutting-edge technologies and play a role in shaping the future of global workflows.

• Values-Led Culture: Our values don’t just exist on paper—they guide every decision and interaction. You’ll thrive in an environment where integrity, innovation, and empathy are at the core of how we operate, empowering you to grow personally and professionally.

• Hypergrowth Journey: Joining a company with triple-digit growth rates means unparalleled opportunities for advancement, learning, and being part of an exciting journey toward unicorn status. You’ll experience the adrenaline of startup speed combined with the satisfaction of building something truly impactful.

• Immediate Impact: At LucidLink, your work will matter—immediately. You’ll be part of a tight-knit team of 170+ builders working at startup speed, where your ideas and actions will create tangible, exponential results that contribute to our collective success.

• Comprehensive Benefits: We believe in investing in our people. With unlimited PTO, a competitive salary, stock options, and full health coverage, you’ll feel supported both professionally and personally while enjoying a strong work-life balance.

The Job

You will be part of our engineering team, composed of world-class software engineers, building cutting-edge technology. 

As such, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and advance professionally by working with various languages and technologies, spanning from low-level system programming for all major platforms, through distributed and cloud computing, to web and mobile development.

The quality and reliability of a filesystem is a vastly different problem than that of web or regular applications. It will require you to think about low-level I/O, networking, user applications behavior, operating systems, and concurrency.

Your mission will be to ensure quality through reliable, predictable, scalable, and fully automated test infrastructure. Your work will enable quicker development feedback and reliable quality assessment of the product at all times.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and extend our test automation infrastructure, tooling and stand-alone tests.

• Be a driver of quality and stability in our product releases.

• Collaborate with development teams to gather requirements for new tooling and infrastructure enhancements.

• Explore the product and identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.

• Troubleshoot product- and interoperability-related issues across various platforms.

• Reproduce and learn complex usage scenarios and analyze their problems.

Job Requirements:

• Strong proficiency in Python.

• Experience with Shell scripting.

• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals.

• Experience with agile software development, code reviews, CI/CD.

• Knowledge of algorithms and data structures.

• Knowledge of file systems, network programming, OS basics, processes, and multithreading will be considered a strong plus.

• Experience in test automation will be considered a plus.

• Familiarity with C++, TypeScript, Docker, as well as cloud services in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud will be considered a plus.

• Solid prioritization, organization, and time management skills.

• Fluency in English, both spoken and written.

The salary range provided for this position is an estimated guideline from a salary database. Total compensation for this position may also include equity, variable pay, and employee benefits. We consider a wide range of factors when making compensation decisions, including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, training, and skill sets; market conditions; and internal equity. Compensation ranges may also vary based on location.

LucidLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every requirement on the job description. You might be the right person for this role, or another one. We look forward to hearing from you.