We are seeking an experienced Debian Distribution Maintainer to join our IBM-Z Compiler and Toolchain team. In this role, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving Debian packages related to IBM-Z compilers and essential development tools. You will work closely with internal developers, upstream projects and the broader Debian community to ensure a robust, secure, and up-to-date toolchain stack
· Maintain Debian packages for IBM-Z (s390x) compilers and related toolchain components.
· Work with internal development to resolve bugs/issues relating to Debian packaging, dependency, and integration.
· Contribute to the Debian distribution community through package related bug triaging, package uploads and mailing list participation.
· Collaborate with upstream communities to track new releases, apply patches, and back-port fixes as needed.
· Ensure packages meet Debian policy, quality, and security standards.
· Maintain change-logs, documentation, and reproducible build practices.
Required Qualifications
5+ years of working experience in maintaining Debian packages (ideally as a Debian Maintainer or a Debian Developer).
Strong knowledge of Debian packaging tools (dpkg, debhelper, lintian, pbuilder, sbuild, etc.).
Experience with compiler internals and build systems (e.g., Make, CMake etc.).
Solid knowledge of Linux systems and shell scripting (bash, Python, etc.).
Understanding of upstream/downstream coordination in open source projects.
Soft Skills
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Ability to work independently and in a distributed, asynchronous team.
Preferred Qualifications
· Debian Maintainer (DM) or Debian Developer (DD) status.
· Experience with debugging packaging issues/bugs on IBM-Z architecture and also on multi-architectures (e.g., x86, arm64) using gdb or other debugging tools.
· Contributions to upstream compiler or toolchain projects (e.g. GCC, LLVM, etc.).