Are you driven to dig deep into runtime behavior, uncover complex failures, and ensure the foundation underlying millions of developer tools stays rock-solid? Do you understand that reliability at the runtime level directly impacts how developers experience their tools every single day?
About JetBrainsWe create intelligent software development tools for developers and teams. More than 15 million users, over 300,000 companies, and 88 of the Fortune Global Top 100 rely on our products to solve real, complex problems. Our mission is simple: make development teams more productive and AI adoptable at scale.
What you’ll doJetBrains Runtime (JBR) is our fork of OpenJDK, used to launch all IntelliJ-based IDEs. When runtime issues occur, they affect every developer relying on our products. This role exists to ensure JBR remains stable, performant, and reliable across platforms.
You’ll take ownership of quality across JBR builds, working closely with the engineers building features like Java Chromium Embedded Framework (JCEF) and contributing to OpenJDK projects. You’ll influence how we triage, investigate, and resolve complex JVM issues, directly shaping the stability of the entire IntelliJ ecosystem.
Day to day, you will:
- Analyze automated test results from regular builds to investigate Java runtime and test failures.
- Conduct thorough investigations into user-reported issues to ensure accurate triage.
- Analyze thread dumps and JVM crash logs to pinpoint deadlocks, freezes, and Event Dispatch Thread (EDT) responsiveness issues in the IDE.
- Communicate with developers to build a deep understanding of runtime architecture and ongoing changes.
- Collaborate with the support team to reproduce and resolve issues reported in public builds.
- Take ownership of JetBrains Runtime quality by identifying what needs to be fixed, keeping the tracker organized, and prioritizing quality tasks.
- A focus on quality and deep technical investigation over quick surface fixes.
- Clear communication skills and comfort advocating for your perspective while remaining open to others.
- An ownership mindset, taking responsibility for keeping issues organized and moving forward.
- The curiosity to understand underlying systems and application architecture rather than treating tools as black boxes.
- A solid understanding of Java, AWT, Swing, and Java2D.
- Hands-on experience analyzing thread dumps, JVM crash logs, or memory issues using standard JDK diagnostic tools.
- The ability to read and understand tests using test frameworks like jtreg, JUnit, gtest, or ctest.
- Experience reproducing complex technical issues and working with issue trackers like YouTrack, Jira, or GitHub.
- Familiarity with macOS and Linux environments.
Success in this role means runtime issues are caught early, triaged effectively, and clear context is provided to developers so fixes happen swiftly. You’ll have established a clear view of JBR quality, unblocked internal teams, and improved overall IDE stability for millions of users.
Why join JetBrains?
- Strong base salary. We offer competitive pay that reflects your skills and experience.
- Flexible work location. Enjoy the freedom to work from home or from the office.
- Remote work. Spend up to 30 days per year working remotely from abroad.
- Extra time off. More days to relax, recharge, and do the things you love.
- Medical insurance allowance. Enjoy peace of mind for you and your family
- Learning and development opportunities. Access to conferences, courses, and language classes.
- Relocation support. We help make your move as smooth and stress-free as possible.
- Language classes. Pick up the local language or sharpen your English skills.
- Fuel your day. Enjoy a hot meal or receive a lunch allowance on workdays.
- Mental health support. To help you feel your best, we provide easy access to professional mental health services.
- Sports benefit. Enjoy an on-site gym or sports club stipend.
- Internal events. Join company-wide celebrations and team gatherings.
*Some benefits may vary depending on location.
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Skills Required
- Solid understanding of Java, AWT, Swing, and Java2D
- Hands-on experience analyzing thread dumps, JVM crash logs, or memory issues using standard JDK diagnostic tools
- Ability to read and understand tests using frameworks such as jtreg, JUnit, gtest, or ctest
- Experience reproducing complex technical issues
- Experience working with issue trackers such as YouTrack, Jira, or GitHub
- Familiarity with macOS and Linux environments
- Strong focus on quality and deep technical investigation
- Clear communication and collaborative advocacy skills
- Ownership mindset for organizing and advancing issues
- Curiosity about underlying systems and application architecture
JetBrains Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Pay is considered market-competitive for many product and engineering roles in key locations, with published salary ranges on some postings aiding expectation-setting. Feedback suggests total compensation feels fair relative to local markets even if packages are positioned as “competitive but not top‑of‑big‑tech”.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible Benefits: Work setup includes hybrid/remote options and flexible hours across many locations. The ability to work abroad for part of the year adds practical flexibility to where work gets done.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Leave & Time Off Breadth: Time off includes additional vacation days beyond local minimums in many countries. U.S. materials also highlight PTO, sick leave, and holidays, underscoring breadth beyond statutory baselines.
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What We Do
JetBrains creates intelligent software development tools consistently used and trusted by 11.4 million professionals and 88 Fortune Global Top 100 companies. Our lineup of more than 30 products includes IDEs for most programming languages and technologies, such as IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, and others, as well as products for team collaboration, like YouTrack and TeamCity. JetBrains is also known for creating the Kotlin programming language, a cross-platform language used by more than 5 million developers worldwide yearly and recommended by Google as the preferred language for Android development. The company is headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, and has offices around the world. JetBrains IDEs * IntelliJ IDEA (Java and Kotlin Developers) * PyCharm (Python developers) * PhpStorm (PHP developers) * GoLand (Go developers) * Rider (.NET developers) * CLion (C and C++ developers) * Rust Rover (Rust developers) * WebStorm (JavaScript & TypesScript developers) * RubyMine (Ruby and Rails developers) * DataGrip (Tool for multiple databases) * ReSharper (Extension for Visual Studio) * Fleet (Multilingual IDE and code editor) * Aqua (IDE for test automation engineers) .NET & Visual Studio: * Rider (IDE for .NET developers) * ReSharper (Extension for Visual Studio) * ReSharper C++ (Visual Studio Extension for C++ developers) * dotCover (.NET Unit Test Runner and Code Coverage Tool) * dotMemory (.NET Memory Profiler) * dotTrace (.NET Performance Profiler) * dotPeek (.NET decompiler and assembly browser) Team Tools: * TeamCity (Powerful CI out of the box) * YouTrack (Project management for all your teams) * Space (Intelligent code collaboration platform) * Datalore (Collaborative data science platform) * Qodana (Code quality platform for teams) Programming Languages: * Kotlin (Programming Language for the JVM and Android) * MPS (Create Your Own Domain-Specific Language) Education: * JetBrains Academy (Learn and Teach Computer Science) Profile by JetBrains s.r.o.
