Freelance Windows/WSL Dev Environment Engineer

Hello,
We are called People More because we treat our employees with respect, but also because the projects we work on are for people and should be easy and pleasant to use. We are technological, but we look at the bigger picture :)
The company is made up of people with a huge client base in the country and abroad, for whom we build projects from scratch (UX, UI, frontend, backend, mobile) or in part. We work directly for our clients and also support our partners in their own solutions. This ensures a wide range of projects and the ability to change! We work with clients all over the world.
For the project that we are working on with our partner, we are looking for Freelance Windows/WSL Dev Environment Engineer.

About the role
We’re investing heavily in making our developer environment fast, reliable and boringly simple. Today, spinning up a full toolchain for programming and simulating our robotic stations is slow and fragile (Windows‑only virtual robot controller, piles of dependencies, WSL/Docker/firewall quirks).
Your mission: design and deliver a one‑click setup that our engineers, logistics–integration partners and external contractors can use without drama.

Your duties will include:

• Map the current setup (Windows virtual robot controller + WSL2 + Docker Desktop + simulation dependencies) and pinpoint the pain points.Propose and validate architecture options:

  laptop provisioning that “just works”,

  Windows‑only components hosted in the cloud,

  or a fully cloud‑based dev workspace (while being cost‑conscious).

• Build the bootstrap process end‑to‑end (images, scripts, IaC) for repeatable, self‑service onboarding.

• Make Windows, WSL2 and Docker play nicely together (networking, file‑system performance, GPU/USB pass‑through if needed, firewall rules).

• Automate provisioning for laptops and cloud VMs (golden images, artifact registries, secrets management).

• Document the happy path and the escape hatches; enable partners/contractors to be productive on day one.

• Continuously improve: measure setup time, failure rates, cost and developer experience—and iterate.

Requirements that must be met:

• Strong Windows administration skills (services, policies, firewalling, networking, troubleshooting).

• Deep hands‑on with WSL2 and Docker Desktop on Windows (bridged networking, DNS, volumes, performance tuning).

• Scripting: Python is a plus.

• Provisioning & bootstrap experience on Windows (e.g., Chocolatey/Scoop, sysprep, unattended installs).

• Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD basics (Git; any of Terraform/Packer/Cloud‑Build/GitHub Actions).

• GCP fundamentals (Compute Engine Windows images/LIC, VPC, Artifact/Container Registry; cost awareness).

• Ownership mindset: you spot risks, propose options, and drive decisions without waiting for perfect specs.

• Very good English and Polish

Why it’s a good idea to work with People More?

• If you are not satisfied with your work or your tasks, we’ll find a way out together!

• If you get bored, we will offer you a new product and new, fascinating tasks

• We will work on your brand together: you will get an opportunity to attend conferences, including as a speaker, and we will help you publish in recognized magazines and online

• We will facilitate your access to challenges that are usually difficult to get

• At any time, you can talk directly to the board of People More—we talk your language because the company’s founders are software developers and designers!

What does the recruitment process look like?

• A friendly remote initial interview

• A remote technical talk

• The decision to work together!