Position

Canonical seeks an experienced developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go. As part of the Observability team, you will develop a cloud-native monitoring stack that composes best-in-class open-source monitoring tools. The stack is opinionated, resilient, and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box. This opportunity is ideal for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, Kubernetes, and Observability. You will be working with a monitoring stack that monitors applications across various cloud technologies such as Kubernetes and OpenStack, as well as bare-metal, virtual machines, and containers.

Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Remote)

Work Conditions:

Fully remote working environment with the flexibility to work from home
Global travel requirements: 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

Requirements:

Strong working knowledge of modern monitoring technologies, including Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, Loki, and Mimir
Skilled in Python, with a track record in open source; knowledge of Go is preferred
Proven experience deploying, configuring, and using Kubernetes
Understanding of infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools
Familiarity with Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, snap, distributed systems is advantageous
Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field

Language Requirements: No specific language requirements mentioned.

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