Juju Software Engineer; Go

Juju Software Engineer (Go) – Canonical – Remote

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 breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We have 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and operate a founder‑led, profitable, and growing organization that values distributed collaboration.

• Contribute to the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system that drives cloud automation and software operations at scale.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly.
• Work with helpful and talented engineers, including experts in many fields.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
• Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

• Experience developing software using Go.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written, especially in online environments.
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and, preferably, university.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

• Hands‑on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Solid networking background and experience.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Experience in the Linux and open‑source software world.
• Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.).
• Working knowledge of cloud computing.
• Experience with software packaging (Debian, snaps).
• Programming with, and operating, SQL and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project.
• Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions.
• Prior experience developing plugins for Terraform.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in person – we’ve been working remotely since 2004.
• 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 from your team and others.
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is 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 on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.