Canonical is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

The job description is for a software engineer role at Canonical focusing on developing container images and related tools. The role involves working with multiple teams, contributing to fast-moving products like Rocks (OCI images) and Chisel, and participating in the implementation and maintenance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery automation. The location is EMEA.

Requirements

• Knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• Team player with experience in collaborative development
• Worked with CI/CD systems (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse CI, etc.)
• Track record of delivering timely, high-quality software
• Experience with container images and containerised operations
• Master at least one container management/orchestration tool (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Significant experience with Go
• Experienced with Linux systems administration and package management
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts
• Brings clarity to technical and engineering discussions
• Believes that sharing is caring, and knowledge is power
• Skills range from those of a Graduate to a mid-senior Software Engineer
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree

Responsibilities

• Developing the tools and technology for building and maintaining this new generation of container images
• Work on automated Ci/CD processes for building, testing and publishing our container images
• Write tools and tests for assessing security compliance and cloud-native compatibility
• Work in Go to deliver new functionalities to our container-building tools
• Participate in strong engineering process through code and architectural review
• Provide technical feedback for the team’s decision-making process
• Engage with the open-source community as a subject-matter expert
• Grow our knowledge base and write documentation
• Mentor and help hiring

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