Specialty
The role
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, runs a general selection for software engineers on virtualisation and container technology, from kernel to userspace. Projects include RustVMM, LXD, Rockcraft, Kubernetes and OpenStack. Remote roles are available in every time zone.
What you will do
- Design and specify new features and build consensus on the approach.
- Write and debug high-quality code for new features and fixes.
- Engage with upstream open source communities.
- Conduct security analysis and reviews for defence in depth.
- Create and monitor performance benchmarks for your product.
- Review code from other engineers.
What they ask for
- Exceptional Go, Rust or C/C++ engineering skills.
- Experience on open source virtualisation or container technology.
- Experience working in the kernel or very low-level systems.
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling alternative path.
- Experience with Linux, Debian or Ubuntu preferred.
- Professional written and spoken English.
- Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks.
What they offer
- Fully remote, with company sprints to meet colleagues
- Learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Annual holiday leave and parental leave
- Employee assistance programme
This is our own short reading of the posting. The full description, and anything that has changed since, is on Canonical's careers page behind the apply button.
