Software Engineer - Python and K8s
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About CanonicalCanonical 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. We serve customers including the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors. With 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, we champion global distributed collaboration, with few office‑based roles and occasional in‑person meetings.
Role OverviewOur mission is to reinvent the way companies manage their open source information systems on public clouds and in their own data centers. This role is ideal for software engineers who enjoy Python, have a passion for distributed systems, and are interested in the entire Linux stack. The team transforms internal workloads into open‑source services that customers can adopt.
The role entails- Work in Python to design and deliver open source software operations code
- Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
- Learn to think rigorously about application and infrastructure reliability
- Shape high quality open source monitoring and alerting infrastructure
- Simplify open source operations for our customers and open source community
- Demonstrate sound engineering design and testing principles in your code
- Follow agile software development practices
- Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
- Work from home with global travel once or twice a year for up to 2 weeks for events
- You love technology and working with brilliant people
- You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
- You are experienced with Linux systems administration, package management, and operations
- You have hands‑on experience with at least one public cloud
- You are familiar with Docker and Kubernetes
- You are an experienced Python programmer and enjoy challenging projects
- You understand the importance of reliable software and strive to design and code to that expectation
- You are organized and want your team to deliver timely, high quality software
- 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 Program Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Entry level
Employment TypeFull‑time
Job FunctionEngineering and Information Technology
IndustriesSoftware Development
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