open source software engineer

Canonical

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a
 
 Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering
 
 for ...
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 a fast-paced engineering role in Linux-based software-defined infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM) and containerization (Docker/LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and Core networking), up to OpenStack and Kubernetes, and the open source applications running on top of them. It will challenge you to show the breadth of engineering skill needed to work on almost any aspect of Ubuntu and the open source things people run with it.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community and the company. If you have an affinity for open source development, great communication skills, and a passion for troubleshooting and fixing issues in technology used by millions across the world, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 This is a remote role, we have teams in all time zones.
 
 
 This role deals with critical issues in the open source stack that require software engineering for upstream bug fixes. Our engineers have to be able to work productively at any level of the stack above the kernel, in a wide range of languages, to understand and address the software issues at hand. Our group is critical to the success of our enterprise customers, partners and Ubuntu itself.
 
 
 You will help with troubleshooting and driving issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and bug fixes to be released upstream and in Ubuntu.
 
 
 This role entails
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Resolving complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Participating in upstream communities
 </li>
 <li>
 Developing bug fixes, backporting patches, and working with upstream for inclusion
 </li>
 <li>
 Reviewing code produced by other engineers
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrating good judgement in technical methods and techniques
 </li>
 <li>
 Prioritizing work and managing your time effectively against those priorities
 </li>
 <li>
 Participating in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining clear, technical and concise communications
 </li>
 <li>
 Working from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Professional experience as a software engineer
 </li>
 <li>
 Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
 </li>
 <li>
 
 Strong
 
 experience with Linux, and at least one of the following:
 </li>
 <ul>
 <li>
 Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies
 </li>
 </ul>
 <li>
 Strong development-level experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to troubleshoot with debugging tools like gdb
 </li>
 <li>
 Familiarity with git source code repositories and branches
 </li>
 <li>
 An exceptional academic track record
 </li>
 <li>
 Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have interest in, and experience with most of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, C, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we've been working remotely since 2004!
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering for ...
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 a fast-paced engineering role in Linux-based software-defined infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM) and containerization (Docker, LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and Core networking), up to OpenStack and Kubernetes, and the open source applications running on top of them.
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community and the company. If you have an affinity for open source development, great communication skills, and a passion for troubleshooting and fixing issues in technology used by millions across the world, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
 
 
 
 Location
 
 : This is a globally remote role.
 
 
 This role deals with critical issues in the open source stack that require software engineering for upstream fixes. Our engineers have to be able to work productively at any level of the stack above the kernel, in a wide range of languages, to understand and address the software issues at hand. Our group is critical to the success of our enterprise customers, partners and Ubuntu itself.
 
 
 You will help with troubleshooting and driving issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and fixes to be released upstream and in Ubuntu.
 
 
 This role entails
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Resolving complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining a close working relationship with Canonical's field, support and product engineering teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Participating in upstream communities
 </li>
 <li>
 Developing fixes, backporting patches, and working with upstream for inclusion
 </li>
 <li>
 Reviewing code produced by other engineers
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrating good judgement in technical methods and techniques
 </li>
 <li>
 Prioritizing work and managing your time effectively against those priorities
 </li>
 <li>
 Participating in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintaining clear, technical and concise communications
 </li>
 <li>
 Working from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Professional experience as a software engineer
 </li>
 <li>
 Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong experience with Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies
 </li>
 <li>
 Strong development-level experience with Python, Go, C, C++ on Linux
 </li>
 <li>
 Ability to troubleshoot with gdb and other tools
 </li>
 <li>
 Familiarity with git source code repositories and branches
 </li>
 <li>
 An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university
 </li>
 <li>
 Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have interest in, and experience with most of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, C, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we've been working remotely since 2004!
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer, Cloud - Sustaining Engineering

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a Software Engineer to work on Linux, cloud infrastructure, pipelines and automation, and open source software.
 
 
 You will work closely with Amazon, Microsoft, Google and other world-class cloud partners to make Ubuntu the best platform there is in the clouds. Your time will be split between build system development (using Python, Jenkins and shell), implementation of cloud-related features within Ubuntu Server itself, operation of our continuous delivery pipelines, and direct partner engagement. You will strive to automate the delivery of existing and new Ubuntu products applied to all modern workloads from web servers to GPU-aided AI for servers, VM's and containers, and integrate our products with cloud native services.
 
 
 Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company. As a part of our team, you will combine software development skills with software and infrastructure delivery experience.
 
 
 
 What the role entails
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Build automated, highly reliable image delivery, testing and publication pipelines
 </li>
 <li>
 Design, build and integrate new features and enhancements into Ubuntu that will support users of Ubuntu in public clouds
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
 </li>
 <li>
 Write high quality code to create new features
 </li>
 <li>
 Design and architect complex new systems and integrations with the clouds
 </li>
 <li>
 Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them
 </li>
 <li>
 Review code produced by other engineers and participate in design discussions
 </li>
 <li>
 Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
 </li>
 <li>
 Engage with many other teams at Canonical, as well as the open source community and commercial partners
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
 </li>
 <li>
 You have practical experience with public clouds
 </li>
 <li>
 You have interest and experience with at least 3 of the following: containers (docker, kubernetes, etc.), devops automation, open source projects, APIs, Linux systems administration, Python packaging, cloud-based applications
 </li>
 <li>
 at least experience in Python software development on Linux
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer - Cloud Images

<div>
 Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
 
 
 The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
 
 
 We are hiring a Software Engineer - L3 Support to&hellip;
 
 
 &hellip;work in a dynamic and exciting engineering role in Linux-based infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM), containerization (Docker/LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and Core networking), OpenStack, Kubernetes and the open source applications running on top of them. It will challenge you to show the breadth of your engineering skills, which will be needed to work on almost any aspect of Ubuntu and the open source applications large enterprise customers run.
 
 
 This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community and the company. If you have an affinity for open source software, great communication skills, and a passion for troubleshooting and fixing issues in technology used by millions across the world, then you will enjoy working with some of the best people in the industry at Canonical.
 
 
 This role deals with critical issues in the open source stack that require upstream bug fixes. Our engineers are able to work productively at any level of the stack including the kernel and in a wide range of languages, to understand and address the software issues at hand. Our group is critical to the success of our customers, partners and Ubuntu itself.
 
 
 You will help with troubleshooting and driving issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and bug fixes to be released upstream and in Ubuntu.
 
 
 
 Location:
 
 This is a remote role, we have teams in all time zones.
 
 
 The role entails
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in upstream communities
 </li>
 <li>
 Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion
 </li>
 <li>
 Review code produced by other engineers
 </li>
 <li>
 Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
 </li>
 <li>
 Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities
 </li>
 <li>
 Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
 </li>
 <li>
 Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
 </li>
 <li>
 Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we are looking for in you
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 An exceptional academic track record
 </li>
 <li>
 Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with Linux and open source software
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
 </li>
 <li>
 A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues
 </li>
 <li>
 Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 Nice-to-have skills
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 You love technology and working with brilliant people
 </li>
 <li>
 You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
 </li>
 <li>
 You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
 </li>
 <li>
 You have interest in, or willingness to learn about any of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD,Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 What we offer colleagues
 
 
 We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
 </li>
 <li>
 Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual compensation review
 </li>
 <li>
 Recognition rewards
 </li>
 <li>
 Annual holiday leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Maternity and paternity leave
 </li>
 <li>
 Employee Assistance Programme &amp; Wellness Platform
 </li>
 <li>
 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
 </li>
 <li>
 Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
 
 
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 About Canonical
 
 
 
 Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
 
 
 Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
 
 
 We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
 
 
</div>

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