Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka
Job description
Software engineering role on Canonical's data platform team, focused on building and automating infrastructure features for managed Big Data platforms. The role is about creating automation for data platform operations, not analysing or processing the data itself.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe, Middle East, Africa
What you'll do
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features
- Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly
- Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fields
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
What we're looking for
- Proven hands-on experience in software development using Python
- Proven hands-on experience in distributed systems, such as Kafka and Spark
- Have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice to have
- Experience operating and managing other data platform technologies, SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, etc), similar to DBA level expertise
- Experience with Linux systems administration, package management, and infrastructure operations
- Experience with the public cloud or a private cloud solution like OpenStack
- Experience with operating Kubernetes clusters and a belief that it can be used for serious persistent data services
Your team
Data platform team
Responsible for the automation of data platform operations, with the mission of managing and integrating Big Data platforms at scale, including fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation, backups, and providing domain-specific expertise on the data system to other teams within Canonical.
Benefits
- 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 twice a year
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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About Canonical
A pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source
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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.
Key facts
- 2004
- Publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- Recruits on a global basis
What they value
- Excellence
- Equity across the global workforce
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background