Senior Software Development Engineer, Engineering - Software Development

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. MAAS is a rapidly evolving software stack written in Python and Go, and we are looking for experienced software engineers who understand performance at scale, networking, storage and usability.

Applicants should be passionate about the future of Ubuntu and be able to show technical leadership with a globally distributed team of engineers who share that passion. This position requires international travel several times a year.

Contribute your improvements to our continuous integration environment, tests and practices, to maintain fast feedback and good test coverage.

Contribute to documentation of current and existing features, making it world-class resource for Data Centre operators and users.

Provide technical communication and collaboration with other teams where appropriate.

Take personal ownership of problems and drive them to solutions.

Travel internationally a few times a year to meet and collaborate with your and other teams.

Passionate about open source software, Linux, and Data Centre automation

Solid track record of professional software development experience in Python, Go for back-end roles, or TypeScript, React for front-end roles.

Capacity to learn quickly about new systems and techniques

Strong English language communication skills - both written and verbal

Experience with Linux server technologies, including but not limited to Virtualization (KVM), Containers (LXC), etc.

You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree

Knowledge of network technologies, including PXE, DHCP, TFTP, DNS, NTP

Strong experience with networking, storage technologies and Cloud hosting and infrastructure.

Ideally, experience of large-scale physical server provisioning and automation, including rapid deployment, configuration, management and service orchestration.

Familiarity with some of the open source development tools and methodologies used in creation of several Ubuntu projects (MAAS, Juju, Ubuntu Server, LXD, Ubuntu Core), such as Launchpad, Debian packaging tools (APT, dpkg) and snapcraft.

An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university.

Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus or commission. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

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 of software. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since our inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.