Software Engineer - OpenStack

This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, and OpenStack. Join Canonical, a growing international software company, and build a rewarding career with some of the brightest minds in technology.

As a software engineer on the OpenStack Engineering team, you'll be responsible for building Charmed OpenStack and Ceph, a suite of open source Python-based charms for deploying and managing OpenStack and Ceph. Your work will deliver cloud platform technologies to a diverse range of users and computing environments, from desktops to bare metal servers.

We are looking for a python software developer with a passion for automating infrastructure as code. Applicants should ideally have a strong interest in the future of software-defined data centers, distributed systems, and open source.

Location: Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Work Conditions: Full-time, Remote with international travel several times a year (2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events)

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 effective solutions.
• Ensure the success of OpenStack and Ceph on multiple architectures.

Who You Are:

• You love technology and working with brilliant people.
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or similar field.
• You have experience with Python.
• You are interested and experienced with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, AI/ML, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Go, C, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, scalable web services.
• Experience with non-x86 architectures (s390, arm64, power, etc.) is a plus.

Language Requirements:
English proficiency is expected.

What Canonical Offers:

• Learning and Development opportunities.
• Annual Compensation Review and Recognition Rewards.
• Annual Leave and flexible working options.

Canonical is committed to fostering a diverse workforce and ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals.