Canonical aims to deliver the world's best open source portfolio of integrated, secure and reliable software to the telecommunications industry. The team is seeking an experienced engineer with significant professional experience in Python and Go. We're building software operators that can be deployed on bare-metal, public cloud, private cloud and Kubernetes. 

Help the growing engineering team at Canonical bring the cutting edge of open source software into the telecommunications sector. As a senior engineer on the team, you'll bring significant software engineering experience, public cloud and Kubernetes experience and a keen eye for software design and architecture.

You will be involved in all the aspects of the software development process: you will design software, write high-quality code and tests, provide insightful code reviews, write documentation and help to troubleshoot issues.. This more senior role will also entail mentoring other members of the team and being an advocate for the team’s efforts inside and outside of the company.

In addition to the engineering behind the project itself, you'll have the chance to work with industry-leading teams inside Canonical, ensuring your work is backed by rock-solid data stores, and highly observable using our Kubernetes-based Observability stack. 

What we are looking for in you

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You have significant software engineering experience with Python or Go
• You have experience deploying software in various environments like Linux and Kubernetes
• You have experience performing the various life-cycle activities of software (like scaling, upgrading and migrating)
• You have experience with infrastructure automation using tools like Juju, Terraform, Ansible, etc.
• You relish the opportunity to work for one of the pioneering firms in open source
• You're able to travel for 2-4 weeks per year

What we offer you

Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.  

In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, you can ask in the later stages of the recruitment process.

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at ‘sprints’
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.​ Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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