Debian Developer Austin - TX - Texas

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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