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Software Engineer - OpenStack

Job in Doha, Qatar
Listing for: Canonical
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-04
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 400000 - 600000 QAR Yearly QAR 400000.00 600000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very 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. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.

This role requires a Python software developer passionate about automating infrastructure as code and building Charmed Open Stack and Ceph, a suite of open source Python based charms for deploying and managing Open Stack and Ceph. This job involves international travel several times a year, usually for one week at a time.

What you’ll do
  • 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
Who you are
  • 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 similar degree
  • You have experience with Python
  • You have interest and experience with two or more of:
    Ubuntu Linux, Kubernetes, Open Stack, Ceph, AI/ML, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Go, C, Postgre

    SQL, Mongo, 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, Openvswitch and other related cloud technologies
What Canonical offers
  • Learning and Development
  • Annual Compensation Review
  • Recognition Rewards
  • Annual Leave
  • Priority Pass for travel
  • Flexible working option

Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world class software and services which 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, and veteran status.

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