Software Engineer - Python and K8s
Canonical
WorldwideremotePosted 1 month ago
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- Python and Kubernetes expertise
- USD 2,000 annual learning budget
- Global distributed work environment
Role overview
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems, best known for Ubuntu. The company is building a new community around Python opscode for open source applications running on Kubernetes to reinvent how companies manage open source information systems on public clouds and in their own data centers. This role is designed for software engineers who enjoy Python, have a passion for distributed systems, and an interest in the entire Linux stack. The goal is to transform the internal IS team into an extension of the product engineering capability, productizing workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes.
Responsibilities
- Work in Python to design and deliver open source software operations code
- Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
- Learn to think rigorously about application and infrastructure reliability
- Shape high quality open source monitoring and alerting infrastructure
- Simplify open source operations for our customers and open source community
- Demonstrate sound engineering design and testing principles in your code
- Follow agile software development practices
- Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
- Work from home with global travel once or twice a year for up to 2 weeks for events
- Work closely with other teams in Canonical to ensure your products operate reliably, efficiently and scale to production sized workloads for our customers looking to adopt cutting-edge technology
- Participate and be responsible for ensuring sound software architecture and follow best practices in software quality, testing and documentation
Requirements
- Strong Python development skills
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
- Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
- Experienced with Linux systems administration, package management, and operations
- Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud
- Familiar with Docker and Kubernetes
- Experienced Python programmer and enjoy challenging projects
- Understand the importance of reliable software and strive to design and code to that expectation
- Organized and want your team to deliver timely, high quality software
- Love technology and working with brilliant people
Benefits
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission
- 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 Program
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Additional details
- Canonical is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 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 is founder-led, profitable, and growing
- Compensation is shaped by geographical location, experience, and performance
- Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
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