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the company is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We support the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across various sectors. Our company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams gather two to four times a year in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.
We are hiring a senior software engineer to join our Kubernetes product team. In this role, you will build operators and addons, providing complete lifecycle management of mission-critical components and offering a zero-ops experience for seamlessly integrating projects into Kubernetes. You will become familiar with the latest Kubernetes features and work to incorporate the best open-source solutions for our end-users. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior software engineer passionate about open source software, Linux, Golang, Python, and Kubernetes.
Location: This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.
What You Will Focus On
- Work closely with other leads, assuming joint responsibility for outcomes at the team, department, and company level.
- Mentor, develop, and advise colleagues on their career progression.
- Write high-quality code to create new features.
- Debug issues and interact with a vibrant community.
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
- Work from home with global travel of 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events.
What We Are Looking For In You
- You are a Golang developer also fluent in Python.
- You have experience with Kubernetes.
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills.
- You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree.
- You love technology and working with brilliant people.
What We Offer You
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 along with benefits that reflect our values and ideals, 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.
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
