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CanonicalContainerization & Virtualisation Engineer
Canonical, the publisher of the Ubuntu operating system, seeks software engineers to work on virtualization and container technology. This remote role involves designing and building next-generation…
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Canonical, the publisher of the Ubuntu operating system, seeks software engineers to work on virtualization and container technology. This remote role involves designing and building next-generation open source virtual machine managers, container tooling, and related networking and storage capabilities. Engineers work on projects such as RustVMM, Rockcraft, LXD, MicroK8s, and Charmed OpenStack across low-level kernel spaces and high-level management APIs. This position is suited for developers with strong systems programming…
Job Description
Canonical, the publisher of the Ubuntu operating system, seeks software engineers to work on virtualization and container technology. This remote role involves designing and building next-generation open source virtual machine managers, container tooling, and related networking and storage capabilities. Engineers work on projects such as RustVMM, Rockcraft, LXD, MicroK8s, and Charmed OpenStack across low-level kernel spaces and high-level management APIs.
This position is suited for developers with strong systems programming experience in Go, Rust, or C/C++ who want to contribute to enterprise cloud computing platforms. Canonical operates as a remote-first organization with team members distributed globally.
Responsibilities
- Design and specify new features while building consensus on approaches
- Engage with upstream open source communities
- Perform security analyses and reviews to ensure defense in depth
- Create and monitor performance benchmarks
- Collaborate with a distributed team
- Write high-quality code for new features and bug fixes
- Review code produced by other engineers
Requirements
- Experience working in the kernel or at a very low level
- Background in open source virtualization or container technology
- Programming skills in Go, Rust, or C/C++
- Professional written and spoken English proficiency
- Experience with Linux, with a preference for Debian or Ubuntu
- Ability to travel twice a year for up to two weeks per event
Qualifications
- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a STEM field, or a compelling alternative path
- Performance engineering experience
- Security experience
Core Skills
Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
- Annual personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000
- Annual compensation reviews
- Performance-driven annual bonus
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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Is this a remote position?
Yes, Canonical is a remote-first company with remote engineering roles available in every time zone.
What is the employment type?
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Are there travel requirements?
Yes, team members are required to travel twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks each.
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