Golang System Software Engineer - Containers​/Virtualisation

Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation

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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 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 across many sectors. We pioneer global distributed collaboration with 1,000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office‑based roles.

Teams meet two to four times yearly in person at interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

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.

We are hiring a Golang software engineer to work on the low‑level Go codebase between our REST API and the low‑level C libraries used to manage containers and virtual machines. We look for system‑level developers with experience in design and data management/modeling.

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This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.

• 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, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open‑source community
• Curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
• Value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self‑motivated
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

• 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 company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world daily. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence— to succeed we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004.

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are proud to foster 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.