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Juju Software Engineer (Go)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
3 years
Job description
Software engineering role at Canonical developing software using Go, with a focus on distributed systems and open source. The posting lists requirements and additional helpful skills but does not describe specific responsibilities.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What we're looking for
- Experience developing software using Go
- Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written, especially in online environments
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems
- Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Solid networking background and experience
- Experience with agile software development methodologies
- Experience in the Linux and open-source software world
- Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.)
- Working knowledge of cloud computing
- Experience with software packaging (Debian, snaps)
- Programming with, and operating, SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project -- even if that is community open source contributions
- Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions
- Prior experience developing plugins for Terraform
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 from your team and others
- Priority Pass for travel 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 the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004 and recruits on a global basis.
Key facts
- 2004
- Open source software
- Publishes Ubuntu
- Remote-first company since 2004
- Recruits on a global basis
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background