Senior Software Engineer - MAAS

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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in more than 75 countries and 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's MAAS team is responsible for delivering our Metal As A Service (MAAS) hyperscale provisioning technology. Ubuntu strives to be the most scalable, cloud-ready server distribution, and MAAS is our platform to achieve that. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go, and we are looking for experienced software engineers who understand performance at scale, networking, storage, and usability. Applicants should be passionate about the future of Ubuntu and able to show technical leadership within a globally distributed team of engineers who share that passion. This position requires international travel several times a year.

This role entails

• Develop MAAS core components and features to make MAAS the #1 bare metal cloud system.
• Shape the architecture of MAAS to make it simpler, faster, and easier to use.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure MAAS works well with other tools and is released on time.
• Contribute improvements to our continuous integration environment, tests, and practices to maintain fast feedback and good test coverage.
• Contribute to the documentation of current and existing features, making it a world-class resource for Data Centre operators and users.
• Provide technical communication and collaboration with other teams where appropriate.
• Take personal ownership of problems and drive them to solutions.
• Travel internationally a few times a year to meet and collaborate with your and other teams.

What We Are Looking For In You

• Passionate about open source software, Linux, and Data Centre automation
• Solid track record of professional software development experience in Python, Go for back-end roles, or TypeScript, React for front-end roles.
• Capacity to learn quickly about new systems and techniques.
• Excellent logic, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong English language communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Experience with Linux server technologies, including but not limited to Virtualization (KVM), Containers (LXC), etc.
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.
• Knowledge of network technologies, including PXE, DHCP, TFTP, DNS, and NTP.
• Some experience with Baseboard Management Controllers and Protocols (Redfish, IPMI, AMT, and others).
• Strong experience with networking, storage technologies, and Cloud hosting and infrastructure.
• Ideally, experience in large-scale physical server provisioning and automation, including rapid deployment, configuration, management, and service orchestration.
• Familiarity with some of the open source development tools and methodologies used in the creation of several Ubuntu projects (MAAS, Juju, Ubuntu Server, LXD, Ubuntu Core), such as Launchpad, Debian packaging tools (APT, dpkg), and snapcraft.
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university.
• Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.

What We Offer Colleagues
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We provide all team members with additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

The company is an 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.