Careers
Build the software that keeps clusters observable.
Outcold Solutions is a small, independent software company based in Florida. We build Collectord and the Splunk apps that our customers run in production on Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker. We hire rarely, we hire carefully, and everyone here works on the whole product.
- Downloads from SplunkBase
- 40,000
- Installations of our applications
- 2,000
- Pulls of our container images
- 30 million
What we build
One agent, a family of Splunk apps, and the platform that licenses and supports them. Everything is written, tested, documented, and supported by the same small team.
- Collectord
- A single Go binary that runs on every node of a cluster, on Linux and Windows. It tails container logs, reads cgroups and /proc, watches the Kubernetes API, and forwards everything to Splunk, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch with backpressure, retries, and at-least-once delivery.
- Splunk apps
- Dashboards, alerts, search commands, and React setup pages for Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Linux, and Windows containers. Certified on Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud.
- The platform behind it
- Licensing, metered billing, telemetry, and the support portal - Go services on AWS Lambda with CloudFormation, SQLite, Athena, and Stripe.
- Everything customers read and watch
- The documentation, the blog, release notes, screencasts, and conference demos. The same engineers who write the code write the words.
What you will work with
The platforms our software runs on and the languages and services it is built from.
- Go
- Linux
- Windows
- Kubernetes
- OpenShift
- Docker
- Splunk
- Elasticsearch
- OpenSearch
- SQLite
- AWS Lambda
- CloudFormation
- TypeScript
- React
- Python
How we work
We are a small company by choice. That shapes the work more than any tool or process does.
- One team, the whole product
- There are no hand-offs. You design the feature, write the code and the tests, document it, record the screencast, publish the release, and take the support ticket when it comes back. Ownership is end to end.
- Remote, Florida residents
- We are a Florida company and hire Florida residents. Beyond that, where you set up your desk is your call. Our home base is DeLand, near Orlando, and we meet in person when it is useful.
- Customers are close
- Support is part of engineering, not a separate department. You will talk to the people who run our software, reproduce their environments, and fix root causes. Occasionally that means being on call.
- Deep systems work
- Container runtimes, cgroups, file rotation semantics, Windows job objects, clock behavior in virtual machines, and the shape of data in a search engine. Much of the work is careful measurement, not framework plumbing.
- We go where our customers are
- Splunk .conf, KubeCon, Red Hat Summit. Expect a few trips a year to demo, talk to users, and learn what to build next.
- Tested like production
- Unit tests run in containers. Integration suites bring up real Kubernetes clusters, Splunk, Elasticsearch, and OpenSearch. If a change is not proven, it is not done.
Benefits
The basics done properly, so you can focus on the work.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Company-sponsored health coverage for you and your family.
401(k) retirement plan
Save for the long term through the company plan.
Competitive pay
Base salary from $100,000 to $300,000 a year, set by the scope you can own.
Annual bonus
A bonus with a 10% target, tied to company and individual performance.
Flexible time off
No fixed cap on days off. Take the time you need and coordinate with the team.
Remote work
No office to report to. Live in Florida, and work from wherever suits you, on a schedule that fits your life.
Conference travel
Attend and present at industry conferences with the company covering travel.
Real ownership
A small team means your work reaches customers directly and your name is on it.
Open positions
Every role is remote and open to Florida residents.
Senior Software Engineer
Engineering Full-time Remote - Florida residentsJoin a small team building Collectord and the Splunk apps that monitor Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker. Go, Linux, Windows, Splunk, databases, and JavaScript. Remote for Florida residents.
Do not see a fit?
If you think you would do well here, tell us why at careers@outcoldsolutions.com. We keep good introductions on file.
Outcold Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from people of every background and make hiring decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need an accommodation during the application process, let us know and we will make it work.
About Outcold Solutions
Outcold Solutions provides solutions for monitoring Kubernetes, OpenShift and Docker clusters in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud. We offer certified Splunk applications, which give you insights across all container environments. We are helping businesses reduce complexity related to logging and monitoring by providing easy-to-use and easy-to-deploy solutions for Linux and Windows containers. We deliver applications, which help developers monitor their applications and help operators keep their clusters healthy. With the power of Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud, we offer one solution to help you keep all the metrics and logs in one place, allowing you to quickly address complex questions on container performance.
