Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. With a strong presence in breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT, Canonical aims to bring free software to a global audience. The Ubuntu Engineering Server Team seeks open source enthusiasts who are passionate about software development to join them in building the distribution of the future.
As a Software Engineer, you will help maintain and package a variety of software, including web servers, databases, and virtualization and containerization stacks. Your role will involve collaborating within a distributed team, fostering a seamless user experience for Ubuntu users, evaluating contributions from other engineers, and debugging open-source code. You will specifically work on maintaining Ubuntu Server packages, traditional server workloads, and supporting language runtimes and toolchains.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate proactively within a distributed team.
- Foster a software ecosystem with a seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users.
- Maintain high-quality software standards through evaluations of other engineers' contributions.
- Shape the future of Ubuntu with new ideas and collaborative efforts.
- Debug issues in open source and team-maintained code.
- Work with the team on traditional server workloads, virtualization and containers, package management, and dependencies.
What We Are Looking For:
- A passion for technology and collaboration with brilliant people.
- A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of reproducibility and testing, with experience in setting up test systems in containers or virtual machines.
- Strong fundamentals in one programming language (C/C++, Python, Rust, Go).
- Interest or experience in open source maintenance or contribution.
- Understanding of package management and dependency resolution.
- Interest in containerization and virtualization technologies (e.g., Docker, OCI service containers, LXD, Virtualbox, QEMU).
What We Offer Colleagues:
- Competitive compensation, revisited annually.
- Performance-driven annual bonus.
- Benefits that reflect company values and local needs, including:
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities for travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
About Canonical:
Canonical is at the forefront of the global move to open source, publishing Ubuntu, a vital open source project and platform for AI, IoT, and cloud technologies. With a remote-first approach since 2004, Canonical is committed to diversity and equality in the workplace, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and identities.
