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Flynn

Open-source PaaS for deploying apps

Project Manager - Building Experience

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor's
Cork, Ireland
In PersonProject location in Cork.
Architecture & Civil EngineeringConstruction Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A third-level qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
  • At least 5 years of experience managing complex construction projects on commercial projects, including general contracting (new build) and fit-out projects.
  • Experience working in design and building experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver a complex project.
  • Strong technical ability, numeracy, and report-writing skills.
  • Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders.
  • Understanding of commercial realities and ability to propose cost-effective solutions.
  • Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, or a similar scheduling package.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and update the construction programme with the Contracts Manager and ensure the project meets key milestones.
  • Provide technical leadership and coach and mentor the project team.
  • Determine project staff resources and communicate effectively with the team.
  • Implement Flynn’s Safety System and establish a strong safety culture on the project.
  • Manage project quality throughout the lifecycle and ensure build quality meets expectations.
  • Manage project costs and tightly control preliminaries and packages.
  • Work with the commercial team to deliver the project’s agreed commercial objectives.
  • Maintain positive relationships with the client team and keep them informed of claims and delays.

About the company

Flynn is an open-source Platform as a Service (PaaS) that lets developers deploy, scale, and manage applications and databases on their own infrastructure. Built with Go and container-based technology, it provides a self-hosted alternative to Heroku with Git-based automated deployments and built-in PostgreSQL and MySQL databases plus automatic load balancing. It can run on a single server or across multiple nodes for high availability, giving users control over hosting and resources. Its goal is to offer a simple, scalable way to run apps on self-hosted infrastructure, delivering a familiar Heroku-like workflow with on-premises flexibility.

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.4M

Headquarters

Newark, New Jersey

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Archived code still documents a complete Heroku-style stack for legacy operators.
  • Self-hosting enthusiasts still reuse Flynn ideas for private PaaS experiments.
  • Open-source history preserves a migration path for teams retiring old Flynn clusters.

What critics are saying

  • GitHub archived Flynn on September 4, 2021; development stopped entirely.
  • Public infrastructure shut down, and the project receives no security updates.
  • Kubernetes, Render, and Railway absorbed Flynn's market; revival looks impossible.

What makes Flynn unique

  • Go-native, self-hostable PaaS with Git push deployment and built-in databases.
  • Ran on one server or clustered nodes, unlike Heroku's fixed managed model.
  • Open-source architecture let teams own infrastructure, data, and operational control.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance