Staff Software Engineer (Magic Containers)

Magic Containers is bunny.net’s edge-native platform for running containerized applications. It’s fast, flexible, and free from traditional cloud complexity. No Kubernetes. No YAML jungles. Just a simple, powerful way to deploy and scale apps globally with minimal setup. It’s already running in production, powering real workloads, and we’re ready to take it further. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll help evolve a platform that’s built for developers, with great DX, simple operations, and rock-solid reliability. You’ll work fast, ship often, and have a real voice in shaping the future of how containers run at the edge. You’re a technical leader who shapes how we build at scale. You solve problems that cross teams, connect technical and business strategy, and make others better through influence, clarity, and mentorship. You set direction, not just follow it. And you leave every system and team stronger than you found them. You won’t do it alone. You’ll work with people who challenge what’s possible and take pride in doing things well. If this sounds like the kind of infrastructure you’d want to help others build with, we’d love to hear from you. What will you do? Build and evolve the core of our edge-native container platform - Magic Containers and shape how developers build at the edge Multiply your impact by setting standards, mentoring engineers, and improving both code quality and team-wide knowledge Proactively spot opportunities to improve the platform, processes, or developer experience and drive those improvements end-to-end Lead cross-team efforts, whether it’s scaling orchestration systems, improving global observability, or driving company-wide migrations and technology shifts Align technical direction across teams by collaborating on specs, guiding architecture, and connecting engineering decisions to business goals Debug and resolve complex production issues, including those reported by customers Own outcomes end to end: not just shipping features, but delivering systems that solve real customer problems at scale Set a high bar for what great looks like in code quality, system design, and how we support what we build in production