Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation

Job Description

Canonical is seeking a Golang Software Engineer to join its LXD team. This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas. In this role, the engineer will contribute to building a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, leveraging KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies. The engineer will focus on the low level Go codebase and work between the REST API and C libraries to manage containers and virtual machines. The ideal candidate will have experience in design and data management/modeling.

The company values team members who can navigate the entire software stack and understand the implications of design choices within complex distributed systems. Canonical offers a collaborative, fast-paced environment with opportunities for learning and development.

Role Involves:

• Designing, implementing, and documenting system-level Go code.
• Modeling data, designing database schema, and implementing data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database.
• Maintaining code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests.
• Collaborating with a distributed team to find solutions.
• Working remotely with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events.

Requirements:

• Experience programming in Go and C.
• Knowledge of networking and storage technologies.
• Experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community.
• Curiosity, flexibility, articulateness, and accountability.
• Soft skills, an enterprising mindset, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation.
• A bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.

What Canonical Offers:

• 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