Internal Tools Developer

Job Description

Vates is a French software company specializing in Open Source and virtualization, with a strong commitment to open and collaborative development. Our main projects, Xen Orchestra and XCP-ng, cover the entire virtualization stack — from the hypervisor (Xen) and the virtualization platform (XCP-ng) to virtual machine management and backup (Xen Orchestra). Our company operates in an international environment, working fully remotely, fluent English required.

Your Responsibilities

• Maintain existing internal tools by fixing bugs, implementing functional enhancements, performing updates, and managing migrations.
• Develop new internal applications when no suitable open-source solution is available to address an identified business need.
• Deploy and maintain self-hosted open-source applications adopted by the company, always prioritizing open-source solutions and contributing improvements back to the upstream projects whenever possible.
• Maintain a cross-functional view of the internal tooling ecosystem by avoiding duplication, promoting reusable components, and documenting architectural decisions and usage guidelines.
  
  

Work Environment

• Develop integrations, automation workflows, and internal web applications, leveraging AI coding agents (Claude Code, Qwen, or equivalent).
• Work across a diverse technology stack depending on business needs, including web backend development, integration scripting, webhooks, and occasional frontend development.
• Deploy and maintain solutions on the company's internal infrastructure (XCP-ng, containers, Ansible, depending on the use case).
• Collaborate directly with internal stakeholders (Sales, Support, Marketing, and Product teams) to gather, analyze, and refine business requirements in English.
  
  

Why join us?

At VATES, you will find a flexible work environment, a supportive and approachable team, and a role that makes a real impact on a daily basis.

Location:

Our offices are based in Grenoble or Paris, but we operate on a fully remote model to provide greater flexibility and daily work comfort.

You are free to work 100% remotely or come on-site occasionally, depending on your preferences.

Benefits

• Meal vouchers
• Health insurance coverage funded at 50% by the company
• Benefits provided by the Works Council (employee discounts, cinema tickets, etc.)
• Employee savings plan (PEE)
• Profit-sharing scheme
• Annual bonus
• 100% remote work
  
  

As part of our diversity and inclusion policy, this position is open to all candidates, regardless of gender.

Requirements

We are looking for someone who built strong engineering fundamentals before the widespread adoption of AI coding agents—someone who can confidently read, write, and debug code independently, while using AI coding agents as a productivity enhancer rather than a dependency.

• 5–10 years of software development experience.
• Generalist mindset, comfortable switching between different technical domains and not tied to a single technology stack.
• Hands-on experience using AI coding agents as part of the daily development workflow, with a solid understanding of their strengths, limitations, and best practices for using them effectively.
• Strong open-source culture, including active use, contribution, and self-hosting of open-source software. This is a core cultural fit requirement at Vates, not simply a nice-to-have.
• Strong written English skills (required). Communication with our teams in the United States and Italy, as well as part of our internal documentation, is conducted in English.
• Self-driven, with the ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with non-technical stakeholders.