About the Job:
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. We are hiring a Software Engineer for Ceph & Distributed Storage to join our Cloud Engineering team. This role involves building modelling software for systems such as OpenStack, Ceph, and Kubernetes, focusing on distributed storage.
As a Software Engineer, you will engineer solutions to scale in production and work closely with our field teams to meet the needs of customers adopting cutting-edge technology. This position requires a passion for software-defined datacenters, distributed systems, and open source. You will collaborate with a globally distributed team and may need to travel internationally several times a year, usually for one week at a time.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write high-quality, rigorously designed Python and Golang software
- Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
- Debug issues and produce high-quality code
- Contribute to technical documentation defining best practices
- Develop and maintain software for delivery, operations, and lifecycle management of Ceph storage
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar field
- Experience with writing modern, maintainable Python
- Experience with Ceph storage
- Interest and experience with Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, or Debian packaging
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Additional Skills:
- Experience operating Ceph clusters in production
- Familiarity with open source distributed storage such as Gluster, Minio, Mayastor, or similar
What We Offer:
- Geographically adjusted compensation with annual reviews
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations for team events
- Recognition rewards
Canonical is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace free from discrimination. We evaluate all applications fairly, regardless of identity.
