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.
