Software Engineer - OpenStack

Software Engineer – Open Stack

Join Canonical’s Open Stack Engineering team as a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and Open Stack. The role focuses on building Charmed Open Stack and Ceph, a suite of open‑source Python‑based charms for deploying and managing Open Stack and Ceph across desktops, bare‑metal servers, and cloud environments.

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high‑quality code to create new features
• Debug issues and produce high‑quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Ensure the success of Open Stack and Ceph on multiple architectures
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self‑motivated
• Equipped with a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field
• Experience with Python
• Interest and experience with two or more of the following:
  Ubuntu Linux (kernel or userspace), Kubernetes, Open Stack, Ceph, AI/ML, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Go, C, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo, Debian packaging, scalable web services
• Experience with non‑x86 architectures (s390, arm
  64, power, etc.)
• Experience with Open Stack, OVN, Openvswitch and related cloud technologies

• Learning and Development opportunities
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition and rewards programmes
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel
• Flexible working option

Canonical is a diverse, inclusive employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.