Overview
Software Engineer - packaging - optimize Ubuntu Server for public clouds
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 public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The Canonical Public Cloud team builds Ubuntu Server for cloud environments and maintains extensive continuous deployment operations to deliver images to end users. We work with cloud partners to optimize Ubuntu for their infrastructure while ensuring a consistent operating experience for users.
Ubuntu Server is a platform that enables technology worldwide and is a foundational operating system in public clouds. This role offers the opportunity to influence what goes into evolving Ubuntu on public clouds and to collaborate with the Ubuntu Engineering and Debian communities, upstream projects, and commercially supported customers.
Responsibilities
* Collaborating proactively within a distributed team
* Fostering a software ecosystem with a seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
* Evaluating contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards
* Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
* Debugging issues on open source code and team maintained code
* Working with the Ubuntu Engineering Server team to maintain and package software such as:
o Cloud agents (google guest agent, ec2-hibinit-agent, walinuxagent, etc)
o Traditional server workloads (web servers, databases, network services, etc)
* Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
What we are looking for in you
* 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
* You value building partnerships with a diverse set of internal and external groups
* Interest or experience in public cloud operations or architecture
* Interest or experience in open source maintenance or contribution
* Understands basic reproducibility and testing steps. Comfortable setting up test systems in containers or virtual machines. Able to describe issues and steps clearly
* Strong fundamentals in Python
* Interest in learning Linux distribution packaging
* Fundamental understanding of package management and dependency resolution
* Interest in containerization and virtualization such as Docker or OCI service containers, LXD system containers, and local virtualization like VirtualBox or QEMU, or Public Clouds
What we offer colleagues
* 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
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu and drive innovation across AI, IoT and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and maintain a remote-first culture.
Equal opportunity
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.
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