Juju Software Engineer (Go)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Contribute to the design, delivery and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system
• ▹Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• ▹Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly
• ▹Work with helpful and talented engineers, including experts in many fields
• ▹Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• ▹Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

Requirements

• ▹Experience developing software using Go
• ▹Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written, especially in online environments
• ▹An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university
• ▹Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Nice to have

• ▹Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems
• ▹Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
• ▹Solid networking background and experience
• ▹Experience with agile software development methodologies
• ▹Experience in the Linux and open-source software world
• ▹Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, etc.)
• ▹Working knowledge of cloud computing
• ▹Experience with software packaging (Debian, snaps)
• ▹Programming with and operating SQL and NoSQL databases
• ▹Experience working on a distributed team on an open-source project
• ▹Demonstrated track record of open-source contributions
• ▹Prior experience developing plugins for Terraform

Soft skills

What we offer

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

About the company

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, a leading open-source platform for public cloud, data science, AI, IoT and engineering. It is a founder-led, profitable and growing remote-first company with 1200+ colleagues across 75+ countries, operating as a distributed collaboration since 2004.