Software Engineer, Python, Container Images

Summary

Join Canonical as a Software Engineer to develop tools and technology for building and maintaining Ubuntu-based container images, working with multiple teams to ensure high-quality delivery while maintaining a seamless user experience.

Requirements

• You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
• You are a team player and have experience in collaborative development
• You have worked with CI/CD systems (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse CI, etc.)
• You have a track record of delivering timely, high-quality software
• You have experience with container images and containerised operations
• You master at least one container management/orchestration tool (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
• You have significant experience with Python
• You are experienced with Linux systems administration and package management
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts
• You bring clarity to technical and engineering discussions
• You are someone who strongly believes that sharing is caring, and knowledge is power
• Your skills range from those of a Graduate to a mid-senior Software Engineer
• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree

Responsibilities

• Build robust, scalable, leading-edge 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 Python 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
• Work in a collaborative, agile and globally distributed environment
• Mentor and help hiring
• Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

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