Software Engineer, Cloud - Sustaining Engineering

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Responsibilities

• ▹Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes and other open source software
• ▹Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's field, support and product engineering teams
• ▹Participate in upstream communities
• ▹Develop fixes, backport patches and work with upstream for inclusion
• ▹Review code produced by other engineers
• ▹Demonstrate good judgement in technical methods and techniques
• ▹Prioritize work and manage your time effectively
• ▹Take part in team discussions to improve processes, tools and documentation
• ▹Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
• ▹Work from home, travelling internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences

Requirements

• ▹Professional experience as a software engineer
• ▹Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
• ▹Strong experience with Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies
• ▹Strong development-level experience with Python, Go, C and C++ on Linux
• ▹Ability to troubleshoot with gdb and other tools
• ▹Familiarity with git repositories and branches
• ▹An exceptional academic track record from high school and preferably university
• ▹Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Nice to have

• ▹Interest in and experience with most of: Ubuntu Linux (kernel or userspace), Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, C, PostgreSQL, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• ▹Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• ▹Annual compensation review
• ▹Performance-driven annual bonus
• ▹Recognition rewards
• ▹Annual holiday leave
• ▹Maternity and paternity leave
• ▹Employee assistance program
• ▹Travel to meet colleagues and attend company events
• ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the company

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and is a pioneering open source technology company. It recruits globally and has worked remotely since 2004.