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Canonical Group - Seattle, WA
posted about 2 months ago
About the position
Canonical is seeking a passionate Software Engineer to optimize Ubuntu Server, a leading open-source platform widely used in enterprise initiatives. This role involves collaborating with a distributed team to enhance user experience, debug issues, and maintain high-quality software standards. The engineer will work on various server workloads, virtualization, and package management while contributing to the evolution of Ubuntu. This position offers the opportunity to work remotely with occasional global travel for team events.
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
- Own the maintenance of Ubuntu Server packages, including traditional server workloads, virtualization, and containers
- Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
- Play a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu via new ideas and advising on work being done elsewhere
Requirements
- Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
- Interest and experience with two or more of the following: Distribution Development, debugging issues in a wide range of software, creation of test environments, 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
- Experience in open source projects is a plus
Nice-to-haves
- Curiosity and flexibility
- Strong soft skills
- Self-motivated and accountable
- Experience in coding with Python, Go, or Rust
Benefits
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- 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
