Note: Candidate Must be a member of Debian Community
Location: Austin, Tx Sunnyvale, CA Raleigh, NC
Hybrid role
Job Title: Debian Maintainer or Debian Developer
Role Description:
Note: Candidate Must be a member of Debian Community
We are seeking an active Debian Maintainer (DM) or Debian Developer (DD) to lead the packaging, maintenance, and upstreamdownstream integration of mission-critical software across our Linux-based infrastructure.
You will own the end-to-end Debian packaging lifecycle authoring Debian packaging sources, managing repository uploads, troubleshooting complex dependency graphs, and ensuring seamless compliance with Debian Policy standards.
Key Responsibilities
Package Management & Maintenance: Build, maintain, and update official and custom Debian packages (.deb) adhering strictly to Debian Policy Manual standards. Archive & Repository Operations: Manage package uploads directly to the Debian archive internal package mirrors configure and maintain repository tooling (e.g., apt, reprepro, debpool, pbuildersbuild).
Upstream & Downstream Integration: Triage bug reports, patch security vulnerabilities (CVEs), backport fixes, and coordinate upstreamdownstream changes with the broader Debian community.
Build Automation & CICD: Design and automate reproducible build pipelines for Debian packages using modern CICD tooling.
System Architecture & Dependency Resolution: Debug and resolve low-level packaging, shared library (soname), kernel, and toolchain dependency issues.
Skills: Digital : PythonUnix Shell Scripting and text processing toolsRedHat Linux
Experience Required: 6-8
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