Canonical Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Overview
Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer role at Canonical. This is a general selection process for software engineers focused on virtualisation and container technology, from the kernel through userspace. The role involves work on next-generation open source VMM or container technology, or related open source networking and storage. Location: remote container and virt engineering roles in every time zone.
Responsibilities
- Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach
- Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise
- Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence in depth
- Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimise your product
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Write high quality code to create new features
- Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them
- Review code produced by other engineers
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding positive solutions
What we are looking for in you
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
- Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
- You have worked on open source virt or container tech
- You have experience working in the kernel or very low level system
- Professional written and spoken English
- Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
- Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each
Additional Skills We Value
- Performance engineering and security experience
What we offer you
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually and offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, reflecting our values. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
- Distributed work setting 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 recruit on a global basis and set high standards. Canonical has been remote-first since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn new skills. Canonical is an equal chance employer.
We strive 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.
Seniority level
- Entry level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
- Software Development
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