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The role
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is hiring a Sustaining Engineering software engineer to fix critical issues in its open source infrastructure stack, including Ubuntu, OpenStack and Kubernetes. The role is globally remote.
What you will do
- Resolve complex customer problems involving Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes and other open source software
- Develop fixes and backport patches, then work with upstream projects to get them included
- Work closely with Canonical's field, support and product engineering teams
- Review code written by other engineers
- Take part in upstream communities and in team discussions on processes, tools and documentation
What they ask for
- Professional experience as a software engineer, with a Computer Science, STEM or similar background
- Strong experience with Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies
- Strong development experience with Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
- Ability to troubleshoot with gdb and similar tools
- Familiarity with git repositories and branches
- Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events
What they offer
- Fully distributed work, with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Performance-driven annual bonus and annual compensation review
- Annual holiday leave plus maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme and recognition rewards
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.
