Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems for 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 partner with the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers and other industry leaders.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer
. Location:
Globally remote role
.

Next‑gen operations at scale, with pure Python infra‑as‑code from bare metal to containers and applications. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure devops. We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for customers worldwide and raise the bar on automation using a universal operator pattern and model‑driven operations. To succeed you need to view automation as a pure software‑engineering problem, be driven by metrics and code, and be able to learn the entire stack—from bare metal networking and kernel up to serverless and open‑source applications.

The team practices devsecops from bare metal to applications, architects and runs Open Stack, Kubernetes, and software‑defined storage, and enables devsecops for the applications that run on that infrastructure. As a member of the team you will gain experience across a broad range of cloud technologies. We evolve our offerings as the state of the art improves, so you stay current with the latest capabilities in open‑source infrastructure and drive upgrades to keep our customers on the latest, best solutions.

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage
• Python software development expertise
• Operational experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

• Experience with Open Stack or Kubernetes deployment or operations
• Familiarity with public or private cloud management

• 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. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company, expecting excellence.

Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since 2004. Joining us is a step into the future, challenging you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical fosters a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries:
  Software Development