Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation
Job description
A Golang software engineer role on Canonical's LXD team, building next-generation private cloud infrastructure. The engineer works on the low-level Go codebase between the REST API and the C libraries managing containers and virtual machines.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · EMEA, Americas
What you'll do
- Design, implement and document system level Go code
- Model data, design database schema and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database
- Maintain code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events
What we're looking for
- Experience programming in Go and C
- Knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
- Experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community
- Curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
- Value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated
- Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
Your team
LXD team
Builds a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments.
Benefits
- 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
- Performance-driven annual bonus
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About Canonical
A pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Its platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office based roles.
Mission
To be at the forefront of the global move to open source
Key facts
- 1000+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- Publishes Ubuntu
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- Founder led, profitable and growing
- 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background