Microservices Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Write high-quality, well-designed and robust software that works at scale
• ▹Design APIs and software architecture for collegial review
• ▹Write tests that validate software behaviour
• ▹Build and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant applications and services
• ▹Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• ▹Display technical leadership internally and within external communities
• ▹Debug issues and produce high-quality solutions
• ▹Contribute to technical documentation

Requirements

• ▹Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
• ▹Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
• ▹Proficiency in Python and/or Go
• ▹History of writing modern, maintainable software
• ▹Experience with relational and non-relational database systems
• ▹Continuous integration and delivery experience
• ▹Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
• ▹Professional written and spoken English
• ▹Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• ▹Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks each

Nice to have

• ▹Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
• ▹Understanding of build systems and toolchains
• ▹Experience with cross-compilation
• ▹Experience with hyperscale public and/or private clouds
• ▹Experience designing, building and running distributed systems
• ▹Performance engineering and security experience

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 Programme
• ▹Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues
• ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the company

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. It has 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, mostly working remotely, and is founder-led, profitable and growing.