Software Architect - Containers / Virtualisation
Canonical is hiring a software architect for LXD and MicroCloud, with the goal of making clusters of compute with system containers or virtual machines simply work. The work spans distributed systems, virtualisation, container technology, networking and storage. LXD is a modern Golang system container and virtual machine orchestrator, while MicroCloud combines LXD with Ceph and OVN to deliver a lean, resilient cluster-scale cloud. This is a home-based position available in EMEA and the Americas.
Stack
Responsibilities
- ▹Lead the architecture of LXD and MicroCloud
- ▹Drive the architecture, design and evolution of the products
- ▹Mentor, develop and advise colleagues in their career progression
- ▹Develop in Golang and C
- ▹Review code produced by other engineers
- ▹Ensure the product is secure and performant
- ▹Display technical leadership within Canonical and its communities
- ▹Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events
Requirements
- ▹An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- ▹Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
- ▹Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
- ▹Technical leadership as well as team motivation, direction and pace
- ▹Well-organized, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
- ▹Experience with Go and C
- ▹Experience with storage, networking and virtualization
- ▹Experience with container technologies
- ▹Experience with concurrent, distributed systems
- ▹Conscientiousness and detail orientation with a focus on performance
- ▹Professional written and spoken English
- ▹Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
Soft skills
What we offer
- ▹Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- ▹Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- ▹Annual compensation review
- ▹Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- ▹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 a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets, and the publisher of Ubuntu. It is founder-led, profitable and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in more than 80 countries, working mostly from home since 2004.