Python and Kubernetes Software Engineer - Data, AI/ML & Analytics

Summary

Join Canonical's team as a Python and Kubernetes Specialist Engineer to collaborate on end-to-end data analytics and mlops solutions, working with popular open-source machine learning tools.

Requirements

• Professional or academic software delivery using Python
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments

Responsibilities

• Develop your understanding of the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, and storage, to the application layer
• Design, build and maintain solutions that will be deployed on public and private clouds and local workstations
• Master distributed systems concepts such as observability, identity, tracing
• Work with both Kubernetes and machine-oriented open source applications
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team of engineers, designers and product managers
• Debug issues and interact in public with upstream and Ubuntu communities
• Generate and discuss ideas, and collaborate on finding good solutions

Benefits

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• 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