Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering

• Developing bug fixes, backporting patches, and working with upstream for inclusion

• Reviewing code produced by other engineers

• Demonstrating good judgement in technical methods and techniques

• Prioritizing work and managing your time effectively against those priorities

• Participating in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation

• Maintaining clear, technical and concise communications

• Working from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences

What we are looking for in you

• Professional experience as a software engineer

• Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar

• Strong experience with Linux, and at least one of the following:

• Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies

• Strong development-level experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux

• Ability to troubleshoot with debugging tools like gdb

• Familiarity with git source code repositories and branches

• An exceptional academic track record

• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Nice-to-have skills

• You love technology and working with brilliant people

• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable

• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated

• You have interest in, and experience with most of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, C, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!

• 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 from your team and others

• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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