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Software Maintenance Engineer
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Software Maintenance Engineer
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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 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.
We are hiring a Software Maintenance Engineer to work in a dynamic and exciting engineering role in Linux-based infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM), containerization (Docker/LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and core networking), OpenStack, Kubernetes and the open-source applications running on top of them. This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community and the company.
Location: Remote. Work can be performed from home; travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events, and conferences.
Responsibilities
Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support, and product engineering teams
Participate in upstream communities
Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion
Review code produced by other engineers
Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities
Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
Travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
Qualifications
An exceptional academic track record
Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
Experience with Linux and open source software
Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice-to-have Skills
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
You have interest in, or willingness to learn about any of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, PostgreSQL, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
What We Offer
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 rewardsAnnual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme & Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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.
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Software Maintenance Engineer
role at
Canonical .
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 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.
We are hiring a Software Maintenance Engineer to work in a dynamic and exciting engineering role in Linux-based infrastructure and applications, covering all layers of the stack, including bare metal, virtualization (KVM), containerization (Docker/LXC/LXD), storage (Ceph and Linux filesystems), networking (OVS, OVN and core networking), OpenStack, Kubernetes and the open-source applications running on top of them. This role is an opportunity for a technologist with a passion for Linux and open source to build a career with Canonical and drive success for our customers, community and the company.
Location: Remote. Work can be performed from home; travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events, and conferences.
Responsibilities
Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support, and product engineering teams
Participate in upstream communities
Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion
Review code produced by other engineers
Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities
Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
Travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
Qualifications
An exceptional academic track record
Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar
Experience with Linux and open source software
Experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
A drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice-to-have Skills
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
You have interest in, or willingness to learn about any of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, PostgreSQL, Mongo, Debian packaging, distributed systems
What We Offer
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 rewardsAnnual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme & Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Seniority Level Entry level
Employment Type Full-time
Job Function Information Technology
Industries Software Development
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.
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