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Teams meet two to four times yearly in person in interesting locations around the world to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder‑led, profitable and growing.
Canonical is building a new generation of Ubuntu‑based container images to simplify open‑source application deployment across the world. These container images will be free to use with long‑term security commitments, and engineered for performance, security and usability. As with Ubuntu, we will work in the open and welcome community participation.
Role Responsibilities
Build robust, scalable, leading‑edge container images.
Work on automated CI/CD processes for building, testing, and publishing our container images.
Write tools and tests for assessing security compliance and cloud‑native compatibility.
Work in Go to deliver new functionalities to our container‑building tools.
Participate in strong engineering process through code and architectural review.
Provide technical feedback for the team's decision‑making process.
Engage with the open‑source community as a subject‑matter expert.
Grow our knowledge base and write documentation.
Work in a collaborative, agile and globally distributed environment.
Mentor and help hiring.
Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events.
Qualifications
Knowledgeable and passionate about software development.
Team player with experience in collaborative development.
Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Concourse CI, etc.).
Track record of delivering timely, high‑quality software.
Experience with container images and containerised operations.
Mastery of at least one container management/orchestration tool (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
Significant experience with Go.
Experience with Linux systems administration and package management.
Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts.
Strong belief that sharing is caring, and knowledge is power.
Skills range from graduate to mid‑senior Software Engineer.
Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.
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.
Location
EMEA
About Canonical
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 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 has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
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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