Description

We are seeking a brilliant Senior Engineer to join our team. This position is a unique opportunity to join a team responsible for maintaining the Mend Renovate Open Source and backend projects. You will make a remarkable impact on the Mend Renovate community and the entire application security industry. If you are up for the challenge, come and join us!

What will you do?

• Own the project's open source repository, lead issue triage, review pull requests, and foster a positive and productive contributor experience.
• Respond to community discussions, enforce project guidelines, and maintain high standards of conduct and technical quality.
• Make key architectural and technical decisions in collaboration with contributors and internal stakeholders.
• Design, implement, and own features from ideation to release across the OSS and backend codebases.
• Conduct proof-of-concepts (POCs), research new solutions, and integrate feedback from the community and users.
• Work cross-functionally with other teams and contributors to deliver impactful updates.
• Improve automation, CI/CD, dependency updates, and security across the project.
  
  

Requirements

Requirements - MUST

• Open source advocate with a strong interest in community-driven development
• 5+ years of software development experience
• 2+ years professional experience in TypeScript
• 2+ years experience in Java
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Linux-based development
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL is a plus)
• Excellent communication in English – written and verbal
  
  

Advantages

• Prior experience as an open source maintainer
• Experience managing large-scale OSS communities or GitHub projects
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and scalable systems
• Exposure to multiple source control platforms -GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps.
• Frontend development experience with React
• Experience with Go
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (strong advantage)
  
  

The Company: Mend.io offers an enterprise suite of application security tools designed to help organizations build and manage a mature, proactive AppSec program. Mend.io supports both developers and security teams by giving each team different, but complementary, tools to work with—enabling them to stop chasing vulnerabilities and start proactively managing application risk.

Our Culture Is Open, Inclusive, And Engaging, And We Work Hard To Foster a Company Where Everyone Feels Valued. Mend Is a Company That Lives By Its Values

• We are passionate about excellence
• We see the world from the customer's perspective
• We are better together
  
  

Mend.io's EEO Statement

Mend.io is an equal opportunity employer committed to encouraging and celebrating its diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome all without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender identity and expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, disability, military status, veteran status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics. All aspects of employment including hiring, training, advancement, and discipline will be solely based on merit and qualifications related to professional competence. Mend.io operates on a principle of mutual respect and acceptance, and every employee must follow Mend.io’s anti-harassment and anti-discrimination company policies.

Mend.io’s Diversity Commitment

At Mend.io, we believe bringing together diversity of experience and background creates a better place to work, a better product, and more opportunities to innovate. Mend.io is committed to doing its part to mend the equity gap, fostering a safe, inclusive environment to inspire and support employees to be their authentic selves and provide development opportunities for all.