About the job
The company is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We serve the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, along with industry leaders across various sectors.
We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, employing over 1200 colleagues across 75+ countries, with very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
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We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to drive next-gen operations at scale, utilizing pure Python infra-as-code from bare metal to containers and applications. The goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure DevOps. We operate hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for our customers across both physical and public cloud environments, raising the standards of automation by adopting a universal operator pattern and model-driven operations.
To succeed in this role, you must believe in automation as a pure software engineering problem rather than a stopgap solution. You should be scientifically inclined towards operations at scale, driven by metrics and code, and capable of learning the entire stack, from bare metal networking and kernel to serverless and open source applications.
The role entails
Our cloud operations engineers apply Python software engineering skills and rigor within the operations domain. We practice DevSecOps from bare metal to applications. This role involves architecting and running OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software-defined storage while enabling DevSecOps for applications running on this infrastructure.
To be a strong candidate, you should be a software engineer fluent in Python with a genuine interest in the full open source infrastructure stack, ranging from hardware to containers. Additionally, you should be able to work in a high-pressure operations environment supporting mission-critical services for esteemed global customers. As part of the team, you will gain experience with various cloud technologies and stay current with the latest capabilities in open source infrastructure. We prioritize upgrades to ensure our customers enjoy the latest and best solutions available.
What We Are Looking For In You
- Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
- Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage
- Python software development expertise
- Operational experience
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks
Nice-to-have Skills
- Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operations
- Familiarity with public or private cloud management
What We Offer Colleagues
We tailor compensation based on geographical location, experience, and performance on a global scale. Compensation is reviewed annually (more frequently for graduates and associates) to acknowledge outstanding performance. Beyond base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our values and ideals, designed to meet local needs while ensuring fairness globally.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunities for travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
