Microservices Engineer

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, well-designed, and robust software that works at scale
• Design APIs and software architecture for collegial review
• Write tests that validate software behaviour
• Build and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant applications and services
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Display technical leadership internally and within external communities
• Debug issues and produce high-quality solutions
• Contribute to technical documentation
• Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events

Requirements

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or compelling alternative path
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go
• History of writing modern, maintainable software
• Experience with relational and non-relational database systems
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery experience
• Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Understanding of build systems and toolchains
• Experience with cross-compilation
• Experience with hyperscale public clouds and/or private clouds
• Experience with designing, building, and running distributed systems
• Performance engineering and security experience

Benefits

• 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 the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, Canonical is changing the world of software. The company recruits globally and sets a very high standard for people joining. Most colleagues have worked from home since Canonical's inception in 2004.