Golang System Software Engineer - Containers​/Virtualisation

Golang System Software Engineer – Containers/Virtualisation

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. Its flagship platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company works with the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders across many sectors, and is recognised for pioneering global distributed collaboration.

The mission of the LXD team is to build a next‑generation private cloud infrastructure that integrates KVM, Ceph and SDN to deliver a data‑center‑scale cloud that "just works" and supports mission‑critical edge and core enterprise deployments. As a Golang engineer on this team you will work on low‑level Go code that bridges the LXD REST API and the underlying C libraries that manage containers and virtual machines.

Location:

Remote – available to candidates in EMEA and the Americas.

• Design, implement and document system‑level Go code
• Model data, design database schemas and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database
• Maintain code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team and communicate ideas effectively
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

• Experience programming in Go and C
• Knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
• Experience with at least two of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open‑source community
• Curious, flexible, articulate and accountable, with strong soft skills and thoughtfulness
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a related field

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review and performance‑driven bonus
• Recognition rewards, holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and employee assistance programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations and an airline programme for long‑haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that publishes Ubuntu and is at the forefront of the global move to open source. We are a remote‑first company and place a strong emphasis on excellence, learning and innovation.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer and fosters a workplace free from discrimination. We value diversity of experience, perspective and background and give every applicant fair consideration.