Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is 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 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
Our mission on the LXD team is to build a next‑generation private cloud infrastructure combining KVM, Ceph and SDN technologies to create a data‑center‑scale cloud that “just works” and provides a mission‑critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments.
Location: This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.
What you will focus on
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 are looking for in you
You have experience programming in Go and C
You are knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
You have experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community
You are curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
You value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self‑motivated
You have a bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
What we offer you
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
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most significant 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 high standards for people joining us. Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004.
Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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