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Software Engineer, Cloud - Sustaining Engineering

Canonical via Canonical
Salary
Not Disclosed
Location
Remote (Worldwide)
Type
Full Time
Deadline
30 Oct 2026
7 days left
Job Description
  • Fast-paced engineering role across Linux-based software-defined infrastructure (bare metal, KVM, containers, Ceph, OVS/OVN, OpenStack, Kubernetes), troubleshooting critical open source issues and driving them to resolution through workarounds, guidance and upstream fixes.
  • Resolving complex customer problems involving Ubuntu, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and other open source software
  • Working closely with Canonical's field, support, and product engineering teams
  • Participating in upstream communities
  • Developing fixes, backporting patches, and working with upstream to get them included
  • Reviewing code written by other engineers
  • Showing good judgment in technical methods
  • Prioritizing work and managing time
  • Contributing to team discussions on processes, tools, and documentation
  • Communicating clearly, technically, and concisely
  • Working from home and traveling internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events, and conferences
Requirements
  • Professional experience as a software engineer
  • Background in computer science, STEM, or similar
  • Strong experience with Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes, or other cloud technologies
  • Strong development experience with Python, Go, C, and C++ on Linux
  • Ability to troubleshoot with gdb and other tools
  • Familiarity with git repositories and branches
  • An exceptional academic record from high school and preferably university
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
  • Nice to have: enthusiasm for technology and for working with capable people
  • Nice to have: curiosity, flexibility, articulacy, and accountability
  • Nice to have: strong soft skills, and passion for and self-motivation in the work
  • Nice to have: interest in or experience with most of Ubuntu Linux (kernel or userspace), Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, C, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Debian packaging, and distributed systems
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