MLOps Field Engineer
Job description
MLOps Field Engineer on Canonical's global Field Engineering team, designing and deploying AI/ML and cloud architectures for enterprise customers and supporting sales in the presales cycle. The role is customer-facing solution architecture, not software development.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Almost any country
- Languages
- English – Professional
What you'll do
- Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
- Architect cloud infrastructure solutions like Kubernetes, Kubeflow, OpenStack and Spark
- Deliver solutions either on-premise or in public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
- Collect customer business requirements and advise them on Ubuntu and relevant open source applications
- Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
- Deliver presentations and demonstrations of Ubuntu Pro and AI/ML capabilities to prospective and current clients
- Liaise with product teams to give them feedback on requirements to influence roadmap
- Work collaboratively with your sales team to reach our common targets
- Global travel up to 30% of time for internal, external events and customer meetings
What we're looking for
- Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
- Experience in data engineering, MLOps, or big data solutions deployment
- Experience with a relevant programming language, like Python, R, or Rust
- Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
- Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
- Demonstrated personal interest in continuous learning and development
- Practical knowledge of Linux, virtualization, containers and networking
- Business-minded technology thinker and problem solver
- Knowledge of cloud computing concepts & leaders, such as Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP
- Interest in large-scale enterprise open source - private clouds, machine learning and AI, data and analytics
- Intermediate level Python programming skills
- Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
- The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
- Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
- Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- A dynamic person who loves to jump in new projects and interact with people
- Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
- Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
- Result-oriented, with a personal drive to follow up and meet commitments
- Ability to travel internationally, for company events up to two weeks long, and customer or industry meetings
Your team
Field Engineering
Global Field Engineering team members are Linux and cloud solutions architects for customers, designing private and public cloud solutions fitting their workload needs; they work closely with enterprise sales leads.
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
- 40 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays and our All Company holiday periods
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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About Canonical
The company that publishes Ubuntu
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 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
Mission
To be at the forefront of the global move to open source
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Very few office-based roles; most colleagues work from home
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person
- Founder-led, profitable, and growing
- Publishes Ubuntu