Overview
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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. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person to align on strategy and execution.
We are hiring talented Software Engineers with strong Python, Packaging and Linux skills who want to have a positive impact on the day-to-day workflow of thousands of snap, rock and charm publishers.
Responsibilities
* Design and maintain specialist Python tools to support the developer build and publication process.
* Build and maintain tooling that builds snaps, charms and rocks.
* Contribute to Snapcraft, Charmcraft and Rockcraft tooling to simplify packaging formats, build systems, and automation for shipping software to a wide audience.
* Collaborate with external open source and commercial projects to understand and serve community needs.
Qualifications
* Expertise in Python.
* Strong understanding of the makeup of a modern GNU/Linux distribution.
* Good understanding of build systems and toolchains, including cross-compilation.
* Experience with container technology, such as Docker, Kubernetes and LXD.
* Ability to extend the snap build ecosystem using languages, toolchains, frameworks, integrations, and CI systems.
What we offer
* Fully remote working environment – we have been remote since 2004.
* Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum.
* Annual compensation review.
* Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
* Parental Leave and Employee Assistance Programme.
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at sprints.
* Priority Pass for travel 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, we enable the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, and recruit on a global basis with high standards. Most colleagues 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, and learn new skills.
Equal Opportunity
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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