Flamingo

About Flamingo

Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. Our goal is to empower MSPs with automation, optimization, and scalability tools to enhance their operations.
 

Role Overview

As a Java Tech Lead at Flamingo, you will drive the technical direction of our back-end platform, leading architecture decisions and mentoring a team of engineers building scalable, high-performance services on Java and Spring Boot. You will own the design of event-driven microservices, set engineering standards, and ensure our systems are reliable, performant, and ready to scale. Your deep expertise in distributed systems, high-volume data processing, and hands-on leadership will be critical to delivering a robust platform that powers thousands of MSPs.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the back-end technical architecture, making key decisions on system design, patterns, and technology choices.
• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of back-end engineers, fostering a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Java (Spring Boot).
• Architect and implement event-driven microservices with Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Own technical roadmap and prioritization in collaboration with product and engineering leadership.
• Process and analyze high-volume logs efficiently to ensure scalability and real-time insights.
• Integrate and manage multiple data sources, including SQL, NoSQL, and streaming data.
• Optimize database performance using PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
• Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms with OAuth, JWT, and Keycloak.
• Drive code quality, testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and engineering best practices across the team.
• Conduct code reviews, lead technical discussions, and contribute to hiring decisions.

Qualifications

Must-Have:

• 7+ years of experience in backend development with Java and Spring Boot, including 2+ years in a tech lead or senior leadership role.
• Proven experience leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Deep expertise in microservices architecture, including event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
• Experience processing high-volume logs and working with log management tools (ELK stack, Loki, Fluentd, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience working with multiple data sources, including relational (PostgreSQL) and non-relational (Redis, Elasticsearch) databases.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
• Strong understanding of security best practices in backend development.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical complexity into clear decisions and plans.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with functional programming in Java or Scala.
• Familiarity with distributed tracing (e.g., Jaeger, Zipkin) for microservices.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and serverless frameworks.
• Exposure to message queues and event sourcing.
• Experience building engineering culture and processes at early-stage startups.

Why Join Flamingo?

• Technical Leadership: Shape the architecture and engineering culture of a fast-growing platform from the ground up.
• Ownership & Equity: Competitive compensation, including equity in an early-stage, high-growth startup.
• Innovative Tech Stack: Work with cutting-edge open-source technologies in AI, automation, and security.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a top-tier team.
• Mission-Driven Company: Join a team passionate about disrupting the MSP industry and making enterprise-grade security and IT automation accessible to all.

About Flamingo

Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. Our goal is to empower MSPs with automation, optimization, and scalability tools to enhance their operations.

We empower MSPs and IT teams with automation, transparency, and scalability, helping them escape bloated, overpriced systems and adopt modern, open approaches to infrastructure and cybersecurity.
 

Role Overview

As a Design Lead at Flamingo, you will take care of both product design and brand identity. Your expertise in digital product design, branding, and storytelling will be key to creating a strong and recognizable visual identity for Flamingo.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of the OpenFrame platform, ensuring an intuitive, modern, and user-centric experience.
• Develop and maintain Flamingo's brand identity, including website design, marketing assets, and visual storytelling.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs that align with user needs and business goals.
• Define and evolve the Flamingo design system, ensuring consistency across product and brand touchpoints.
• Conduct user research and usability testing, using insights to refine and optimize designs.
• Work closely with the founder and engineers to ensure seamless implementation of design elements.
• Design landing pages, presentations, and other assets to support business growth and brand awareness.

Qualifications

Must-Have:

• 5+ years of experience in product and brand design.
• Strong proficiency in Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for product design.
• Experience with web design, typography, and branding.
• A strong portfolio showcasing both digital product and brand design.
• Experience in user research, usability testing, and accessibility best practices.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive design initiatives.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience designing for AI-driven or SaaS platforms.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies.
• Experience with motion design tools.
• Understanding of growth-driven design and conversion optimization.

Why Join Flamingo?

• High-impact Role: As a Design Lead, your contributions will directly shape Flamingo's product and technology.
• Ownership & Equity: Competitive compensation, including equity in an early-stage, high-growth startup.
• Innovative Tech Stack: Work with cutting-edge open-source technologies in AI, automation, and security.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a top-tier team.
• Mission-Driven Company: Join a team passionate about disrupting the MSP industry and making enterprise-grade security and IT automation accessible to all.

About Flamingo

Flamingo is on a mission to disrupt the Managed Service Provider (MSP) space with an AI-driven, open-source-first platform for IT and security. We’re building the next generation of infrastructure tools – leaner, smarter, and radically more affordable than traditional enterprise software.

We empower MSPs and IT teams with automation, transparency, and scalability, helping them escape bloated, overpriced systems and adopt modern, open approaches to infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Role Overview

We're looking for a Head of Content Marketing to own and drive Flamingo's content strategy from the ground up. This is a leadership role for someone who can think strategically about content as a growth lever while also rolling up their sleeves to create, ship, and iterate.

You'll define how Flamingo shows up across every content touchpoint – from blog posts and thought leadership to SEO, email, and community engagement – building a content engine that drives awareness, trust, and pipeline within the MSP and IT ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own Flamingo's end-to-end content marketing strategy aligned with business goals and audience needs
• Build and manage the content calendar across blogs, newsletters, social media, whitepapers, case studies, and campaigns
• Create high-quality, compelling content for technical B2B audiences – from long-form thought leadership to snackable social posts
• Develop and execute an SEO strategy to drive organic growth and establish Flamingo as a category leader
• Lead storytelling efforts that translate complex technical features into clear, differentiated narratives
• Collaborate closely with the CEO, product, and engineering teams on messaging, positioning, and go-to-market initiatives
• Build and nurture Flamingo's presence in MSP and IT communities (LinkedIn, Reddit, Slack, industry forums)
• Establish content performance frameworks – track KPIs, analyze results, and continuously optimize for impact

Qualifications

Must-Have:

• 5+ years of experience in content marketing, B2B marketing, or growth-oriented content roles
• Proven track record of building and scaling content strategies that drive measurable business results
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills for technical audiences
• Strong understanding of SEO, content distribution, and analytics
• Experience working cross-functionally with product, sales, and leadership teams
• Ability to operate as both a strategist and a hands-on executor in a fast-paced startup environment
• Interest in or familiarity with open-source, IT infrastructure, or cybersecurity

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience marketing to MSPs, sysadmins, or technical buyers
• Background in building content programs at early-stage or Series A startups
• Familiarity with developer relations, open-source communities, or technical evangelism
• Experience with content tools and platforms (CMS, marketing automation, analytics suites)
• Comfortable participating in or leading webinars, podcasts, and community discussions

Why Join Flamingo?

• Leadership Role: Own the content function and shape how Flamingo communicates with the world from day one.
• Mission & Impact: Help bring transparency, affordability, and automation to thousands of MSPs and IT teams.
• Equity & Growth: Generous equity in a fast-scaling startup backed by world-class early-stage investors.
• Modern Stack & Vision: Work at the intersection of open-source, AI, and cybersecurity.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a top-tier team.

About Flamingo 
Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. Our goal is to empower MSPs with automation, optimization, and scalability tools to enhance their operations.
 

Role Overview 
This role is focused on supporting the recruitment process across the company, with an emphasis on technical hiring. You will take ownership of the early stages of the candidate pipeline, from processing incoming applications and evaluating their relevance to proactively sourcing talent for open positions. Your goal is to ensure a steady flow of qualified candidates ready for the first interview with the hiring manager. We're scaling fast, so the ability to independently identify and engage the right people is critical. 
 

Key Responsibilities

• Process and evaluate incoming applications, assessing candidate relevance against specific role requirements and team needs.
• Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, GitHub, job boards, professional communities, and other channels.
• Build and maintain a structured candidate pipeline, ensuring no qualified applicant falls through the cracks.
• Collaborate closely with HR manager and hiring managers to understand position requirements, team dynamics, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Qualify candidates and move them through the pipeline up to the first stage with the HR manager.
• Maintain accurate records in the ATS, tracking candidate status, feedback, and communication history.
• Research market trends, salary benchmarks, and competitor hiring activity to inform recruitment strategy.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Sourcing – hands-on experience with Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, X-Ray search, and other sourcing techniques to find passive candidates.
• Screening – ability to review CVs and applications quickly and accurately, matching candidate experience to technical role requirements.
• Technical understanding – enough familiarity with IT, DevOps, cloud, and software engineering terminology to evaluate candidate profiles without a deep technical background.
• Communication – strong written English skills for candidate outreach, follow-ups, and internal coordination.
• Tools – experience working with ATS platforms (Greenhouse, Lever, BambooHR, or similar) and sourcing tools.
• Organization – ability to manage multiple open roles simultaneously, prioritize tasks, and maintain a clean pipeline.
• Independence – comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, remote-first environment with minimal supervision.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience hiring for technical roles in startups or the MSP/cybersecurity industry.
• Familiarity with open-source communities and how to engage contributors as potential hires.
• Experience with recruitment analytics and reporting.

Why Join Flamingo?

• High-impact role: Be the first point of contact for future team members and directly shape the growth of the company.
• Innovative Tech Stack: Work alongside engineers building cutting-edge AI, security, and cloud technologies.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a top-tier team.
• Mission-Driven Company: Join a team passionate about disrupting the MSP industry and making enterprise-grade security and IT automation accessible to all.

About Flamingo

Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. Our goal is to empower MSPs with automation, optimization, and scalability tools to enhance their operations.

We are now expanding our system layer by developing cross-platform agents and background services written in Rust, designed to operate on Windows, macOS, and Linux. These agents form the backbone of our telemetry and device management capabilities across thousands of managed endpoints.

Role Overview:

As a C/C++ Developer, you’ll build reliable, high-performance system services and daemons that power Flamingo’s open-source infrastructure for MSPs.

You will work closely with backend engineers to design, implement, and optimize cross-platform components responsible for device management, monitoring, and secure data exchange.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop cross-platform agents, daemons, and background services in Rust for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Work with low-level system APIs and platform-specific tools: Win32 API, LaunchAgents/Daemons, systemd, and more.
• Integrate services with backend infrastructure via HTTP, WebSockets, and NATS.
• Write secure, asynchronous, and performant Rust code using Tokio, Serde, and Tracing.
• Optimize real-time data processing, message handling, and network performance.
• Collaborate with backend and platform teams to ensure reliability, observability, and security across deployments.
• Contribute to our open-source projects by writing clean, documented, and community-friendly code.

Our Stack:

• Language: Rust (1.8x+)
• Core Libraries: tokio, serde, anyhow, tracing, thiserror
• Networking: reqwest / hyper (HTTP), tokio-tungstenite / warp (WebSockets), nats.rs (NATS)
• Platform APIs:
  • Windows – Win32, COM, Registry
  • macOS – LaunchAgents, Daemons, Keychain
  • Linux – systemd, journal, epoll, nix crate
• Tooling: Git, GitHub, cross-platform builds

Qualifications:

Must-Have

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ with experience writing system-level or low-level software.
• Experience developing system-level software for at least one major OS (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
• Familiarity with platform APIs (e.g., Win32 API, systemd, macOS Daemons).
• Solid understanding of networking (TCP/UDP, WebSockets, HTTP).
• Experience with multi-threaded and asynchronous/concurrent programming.
• Attention to security, performance, and code maintainability.
• Experience with Rust.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience migrating or integrating C/C++ codebases with Rust.
• Experience with NATS, message brokers, or real-time telemetry systems.
• Experience building cross-platform agents or monitoring tools.
• Contributions to open-source projects (especially in Rust).

Why Join Flamingo?

• High-impact role: Build the foundational layer of Flamingo’s open-source infrastructure.
• Ownership & Equity: Competitive salary plus meaningful stock options in an early-stage startup.
• Modern Tech Stack: Rust, NATS, async, cross-platform tooling, the best of systems and cloud engineering.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a world-class team.
• Mission-Driven Company: Help us redefine how MSPs operate with open-source, automation, and AI at the core.

About Flamingo

Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. Our goal is to empower MSPs with automation, optimization, and scalability tools to enhance their operations. 

Role Overview

As a Senior Back-end Engineer (Java) at Flamingo, you will design and develop scalable, high-performance back-end services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot. You will be responsible for implementing event-driven microservices, optimizing system performance, and ensuring high availability as we scale our platform. Your expertise in processing high-volume logs and integrating multiple data sources will be critical to building a robust and efficient system.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using Java (Spring Boot).
• Architect and implement event-driven microservices with Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Process and analyze high-volume logs efficiently to ensure scalability and real-time insights.
• Integrate and manage multiple data sources, including SQL, NoSQL, and streaming data.
• Optimize database performance using PostgreSQL, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
• Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms with OAuth, JWT, and Keycloak.
• Collaborate with front-end and DevOps teams to build a seamless and resilient system.
• Ensure code quality through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and best engineering practices.

Qualifications

Must-Have:

• 5+ years of experience in backend development with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience in microservices architecture, including event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and WebSockets.
• Experience processing high-volume logs and working with log management tools (ELK stack, Loki, Fluentd, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience working with multiple data sources, including relational (PostgreSQL) and non-relational (Redis, Elasticsearch) databases
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
• Understanding of security best practices in backend development.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with functional programming in Java or Scala.
• Familiarity with distributed tracing (e.g., Jaeger, Zipkin) for microservices.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures and serverless frameworks.
• Exposure to message queues and event sourcing.

Why Join Flamingo?

• High-impact role: As a back-end engineer, your contributions will directly shape Flamingo’s product and technology.
• Ownership & Equity: Competitive compensation, including significant equity in an early-stage, high-growth startup.
• Innovative Tech Stack: Work with cutting-edge open-source technologies in AI, automation, and security.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a top-tier team.
• Mission-Driven Company: Join a team passionate about disrupting the MSP industry and making enterprise-grade security and IT automation accessible to all.

About Flamingo

Flamingo is revolutionizing the Managed Service Provider (MSP) industry with an AI-driven, open-source platform for IT and security. Our goal is to empower MSPs with automation, optimization, and scalability tools to enhance their operations.

We are now expanding our system layer, developing cross-platform agents and background services written in Rust, designed to operate on Windows, macOS, and Linux environments. These agents form the backbone of our telemetry and device management capabilities across thousands of managed endpoints.

Role Overview:

As a Rust Developer, you’ll build reliable, high-performance system services and daemons that power Flamingo’s open-source infrastructure for MSPs.

You will work closely with backend engineers to design, implement, and optimize cross-platform components responsible for device management, monitoring, and secure data exchange.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop cross-platform agents, daemons, and background services in Rust for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
• Work with low-level system APIs and platform-specific tools: Win32 API, LaunchAgents/Daemons, systemd, and more.
• Integrate services with backend infrastructure via HTTP, WebSockets, and NATS.
• Write secure, asynchronous, and performant Rust code using Tokio, Serde, and Tracing.
• Optimize real-time data processing, message handling, and network performance.
• Collaborate with backend and platform teams to ensure reliability, observability, and security across deployments.
• Contribute to our open-source projects by writing clean, documented, and community-friendly code.

Our Stack:

• Language: Rust (1.8x+)
• Core Libraries: tokio, serde, anyhow, tracing, thiserror
• Networking: reqwest / hyper (HTTP), tokio-tungstenite / warp (WebSockets), nats.rs (NATS)
• Platform APIs:
  • Windows – Win32, COM, Registry
  • macOS – LaunchAgents, Daemons, Keychain
  • Linux – systemd, journal, epoll, nix crate
• Tooling: Git, GitHub, cross-platform builds

Qualifications:

Must-Have

• Strong proficiency in Rust, including async programming and ownership concepts.
• Experience developing system-level software for at least one major OS (Windows, macOS, or Linux).
• Familiarity with platform APIs (e.g., Win32 API, systemd, macOS Daemons).
• Solid understanding of networking (TCP/UDP, WebSockets, HTTP).
• Experience with multi-threaded and asynchronous programming.
• Attention to security, performance, and code maintainability.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with NATS, message brokers, or real-time telemetry systems.
• Experience building cross-platform agents or monitoring tools.
• Contributions to open-source projects (especially in Rust).
• Experience with C/C++ development.

Why Join Flamingo?

• High-impact role: Build the foundational layer of Flamingo’s open-source infrastructure.
• Ownership & Equity: Competitive salary plus meaningful stock options in an early-stage startup.
• Modern Tech Stack: Rust, NATS, async, cross-platform tooling, the best of systems and cloud engineering.
• Remote-first Culture: Flexibility to work from anywhere while collaborating with a world-class team.
• Mission-Driven Company: Help us redefine how MSPs operate with open-source, automation, and AI at the core.