Software Engineer - OpenStack

Software Engineer - Open Stack at Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. With 1,200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and a founder‑led, profitable, and growing organization, we offer a unique opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the world’s most important open‑source projects.

We are hiring a Software Engineer for our Open Stack Engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and Open Stack. In this role you will build and maintain Charmed Open Stack and Ceph, a suite of open source Python‑based charms for deploying and managing cloud platform technologies across a wide range of users and computing environments, from desktops to bare metal servers.

The position requires a Python developer with a strong passion for automating infrastructure as code. International travel is required several times a year, usually for one week at a time.

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high‑quality code to create new features
• Debug issues and produce high‑quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Ensure the success of Open Stack and Ceph on multiple architectures
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events

• 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 a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree
• You have experience with Python
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following technologies:
  Ubuntu Linux (kernel or userspace), Kubernetes, Open Stack, Ceph, AI/ML, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Go, C, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, Debian packaging, scalable web services
• You have experience with non‑x86 architectures, including s390, arm
  64, power, and others
• You have experience with Open Stack, OVN, Openv Switch and related cloud technologies

• Learning and Development
• Annual Compensation Review
• Recognition Rewards
• Annual Leave
• Priority Pass for travel
• Flexible working options

Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world‑class software and services that meet the world's computing needs. We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Software Development