Canonical is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineer role at Canonical focusing on Ubuntu Server. The role involves collaborating with a distributed team, fostering a software ecosystem, debugging issues, evaluating contributions of other engineers, and maintaining Ubuntu Server packages. The ideal candidate should have relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

Requirements

• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree (or any higher)
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Distribution Development; debugging issues in a wide range of software; creation of test environments and reproducibility steps; administration and optimization of complex workloads; coding in Python, Go or Rust; packaging or distributing software; Public clouds like AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud and, IBM Cloud

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively within a distributed team
• Foster a software ecosystem with seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
• Debug issues and facilitate their solution together with upstream projects
• Evaluate contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
• Play a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu via both - new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere
• Own the maintenance of Ubuntu Server packages. Specifically but not limited to: Traditional server workloads (web servers, databases, network services, etc), Virtualisation and Containers, Package management and dependencies
• Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers

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