Senior Software Engineer - packaging - optimize Ubuntu Server

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. Canonical is founder-led, profitable and growing, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Ubuntu Engineering Server Team maintains and packages a wide variety of software including web servers, databases, virtualization and containerization stacks. This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open source software. Ubuntu Server is a platform that enables technology worldwide and is the #1 operating system in public clouds. Applicants to this role will have the opportunity to help with everything that goes into evolving Ubuntu. You will work with an experienced team and have opportunities to learn and grow alongside top engineers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating proactively within a distributed team
• Fostering a software ecosystem with seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
• Evaluating contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards
• Shaping the future of Ubuntu via new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere
• Collaborating with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
• Owning the maintenance of Ubuntu Server packages, including:
• Traditional server workloads (web servers, databases, network services, etc)
• Virtualisation and Containers
• Package management and dependencies
• Language runtimes and toolchains
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events

What we are looking for in you

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• Interest or experience in open source maintenance or contributions
• Able to replay complex workloads and systems. Able to write detailed test plans and reproducibility steps
• Feel comfortable contributing and debugging many languages such as C/C++, Python, Rust, Go, Ruby, PHP
• Experience in packaging in one or more ecosystems (e.g., Python wheels, Rust Crates, Go Modules, or distro package formats such as deb, rpm, NixOS, or others)
• Experience using and creating containers and virtual machines
• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree (or equivalent professional experience, 5+ years)

What we offer colleagues

• 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
• 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 important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we change the world daily. We recruit on a global basis and maintain high standards for new employees. Canonical has been remote-first since its inception in 2004.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to 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.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Software Development