Golang System Software Engineer - Containers/Virtualisation
Muscat, Oman
Listed on 2025-12-15
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Software Development
Cloud Engineer - Software, Software Engineer, DevOps, Golang
Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation
Join us to apply for the Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation role at Canonical
. Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, with its flagship product Ubuntu widely used in cloud, AI, and IoT. Our teams operate globally, with a remote‑first culture and infrequent in‑person meet‑ups.
The mission of the LXD team is to build a next‑generation private cloud infrastructure using KVM, Ceph, and SDN. We need a Golang software engineer to work on the low‑level code that interfaces between our REST API and the C libraries that manage containers and virtual machines. You will work on system‑level Go code, database schematics, and low‑level kernel features.
Location
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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 2–4 weeks per 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 in‑person team sprints
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review and performance‑driven bonus
- Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave
- Paid maternity and paternity leave, and Employee Assistance Programme
- Travel opportunities to meet colleagues and priority 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.
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