XCP-ng XAPI 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

• Optimize the performance and reliability of XAPI
• Participate in technical decisions and solution architecture
• Develop prototypes and technical demonstrations to validate new features
• Analyze and resolve technical issues identified on XAPI
• Define and implement corrective actions required to ensure product stability and performance
• Provide application support and maintenance related to XAPI and XCP-ng
• Delineate the technical roadmap of XAPI
• Develop and maintain APIs
• Ensure the quality, consistency, and security of XAPI data
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Write technical and functional documentation
• Package and deploy the XAPI component within XCP-ng
• Write automated tests
• Collaborate with stakeholders involved in the XAPI project, as well as with teams from other organizations such as XenServer
  
  

Required Skills

• Expertise in the OCaml programming language
• Proficiency in Git/GitHub
• Experience with testing environments (Jenkins/pytest)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Proactive mindset with a continuous improvement approach
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new technologies
• Adaptability in a fast-evolving technical environment
  
  

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

Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, software engineering, software development, or information systems with 2 both 5 years of experience on development project in langage OCAML. Or several years of experience without degree. A professional experience in development within an open source environment is appreciated.

Fluent English.