Senior Observability Platform Developer, Python/Go

Summary

Join Canonical as an experienced developer to develop a cloud-native monitoring stack that composes best-in-class open-source monitoring tools. This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, Kubernetes, and Observability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• Proven understanding of the importance of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly
• Strong working knowledge of modern monitoring technologies like Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, etc., and how they fit together
• Skilled Python developer, preferably with a track record in open source
• Working knowledge of Go
• Proven, hands-on experience deploying, configuring and using Kubernetes
• Comfortable contributing to open source codebases maintained by other companies
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Write, test and document high quality code to create new features
• Debug issues and interact with a vibrant community
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Attend conferences to represent Canonical and the Charmed Observability Stack

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme