Canonical is building a comprehensive automation suite to provide multi-cloud and on-premise data solutions for the enterprise. The data platform team develops managed solutions for a full range of data stores and technologies, including big data, NoSQL, caching capabilities, analytics, and structured SQL engines (similar to Amazon RDS). We are tackling the challenge of fault-tolerant mission-critical distributed systems to deliver the world's best automation solution for managed data platforms. We are looking for candidates from junior to senior levels with an interest, experience, and willingness to learn about Big Data technologies such as distributed event-stores (Kafka) and parallel computing frameworks (Spark). Engineers who thrive at Canonical recognize open-source community dynamics and understand the needs of large, innovative organizations.
What Your Day Will Look Like:
- Automate data platform operations to manage and integrate Big Data platforms at scale, ensuring fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation, backups, and more.
- Provide domain-specific expertise on the actual data systems to other teams.
- Focus on the creation and automation of infrastructure features rather than data analysis.
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
- Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features.
- Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly.
- Work with talented engineers and discuss ideas to find effective solutions.
- Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.
What We Are Looking For:
- Proven hands-on experience in software development using Python.
- Proven experience in distributed systems, such as Kafka and Spark.
- A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar field.
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.
Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring:
- Experience operating and managing other data platform technologies (SQL and/or NoSQL).
- Expertise in Linux systems administration and infrastructure operations.
- Familiarity with the public cloud or private cloud solutions like OpenStack.
- Experience with managing Kubernetes clusters.
What We Offer You:
- Competitive base pay determined by geographical location, experience, and skills.
- Fully remote working environment.
- Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 USD per annum.
- Annual compensation review and recognition rewards.
- Annual holiday leave and parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues twice a year.
- Priority Pass for travel and upgrades for long-haul company events.
About Canonical:
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading the global move to open source and is the publisher of Ubuntu. We pride ourselves on our remote-first culture, having adopted this model since 2004. Canonical promotes a workplace that is free from discrimination, valuing diverse experiences and perspectives to create a better environment and product.
