Golang System Software Engineer - Containers​/Virtualisation

Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation

Join Canonical as a Golang System Software Engineer—containers / virtualisation.

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 public cloud, AI, engineering, and IoT initiatives.

The mission of the LXD team is to build a next‑generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center‑scale cloud that 'just works' and provides a mission‑critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments.

• Design, implement and document system‑level Go code
• Model data, design database schema 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
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events

• Experience programming in Go and C
• Knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
• Experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualization, containers, distributed systems, open source community
• Curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
• Value soft skills; enterprising, thoughtful and self‑motivated
• Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar

• 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 Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. One of the most important open source projects, Ubuntu, powers AI, IoT, and cloud. We are a remote‑first company founded in 2004.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.