Senior Juju Software Engineer (Go)

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. They are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to be an integral part of the team, driving process improvement, coaching, and owning functional areas from design to support.

• Own the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system that drives cloud automation and software operations at scale.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly.
• Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fields.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
• Coach and develop team members with less experience.

• Proven track record of professional software delivery using Go.
• Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written.
• Experience with agile software development methodologies.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes).
• Experience in C, C++, Rust, or other low-level programming languages.
• Solid networking background and experience.
• Experience in the Linux and open-source software world.
• Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Working knowledge of cloud computing.
• Experience with packaging (Debian, snaps).
• Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project.

• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.