Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer

Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer – Canonical

About Canonical: Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems worldwide. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and a remote‑first culture.

We are looking for an exceptional Go, Rust or C/C++ software engineer to join our virtualisation and container technology teams. The role involves work from kernel to userspace on next‑generation VMM and container solutions, related open‑source networking and storage.

Location: Remote – roles available in all time zones.

• Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise
• Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence in depth
• Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimise your product
• 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

• Exceptional academic track record and demonstrated passion for open‑source virtualization or container technology
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, STEM or a compelling alternative story
• Drive and a track record of going above‑and‑beyond expectations
• Experience working on open‑source virtualization or container tech, or low‑level kernel code
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self‑motivation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each

• Performance engineering and security experience

Compensation is based on geographical location, experience and performance, and is reviewed annually. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance‑driven annual bonus and generous benefits.

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