Software Engineer – Solutions Engineering at Canonical

Canonical – We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means ‘humanity to others.

Job Title: Software Engineer – Solutions Engineering

Location: Lagos (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• This role is ideal for software engineers who want to work in a global team, have a passion for distributed systems and cloud computing, and an interest in the entire Linux stack – from kernel to networking to virtualization and containers.

What you’ll do

• Work in Python and Golang to design and deliver open source software operations code
• Work with the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
• Shape high quality open source monitoring and alerting infrastructure
• Rethink open source operations for our customers and open source community
• Demonstrate sound engineering design and testing principles in your code
• Follow agile software development practices
• Coach and develop your colleagues where you have insights
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with the company values
• Global travel up to 10% of time for internal and external events

Who you are

• You are a passionate Python developer
• You are organised and want your team to deliver timely, high quality software
• You understand the importance of reliable operations in an agile world
• You have sound knowledge of cloud computing concepts & technologies
• You have practical knowledge of Linux and networking
• You are a lifelong learner

Bonus points for:

• You have graduated with a university degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field
• Golang programming skills

What you will learn:

• OpenStack and Kubernetes in production
• Thinking rigorously about application and infrastructure reliability
• Wide range of open source applications and skills
• Real-life and hands-on exposure to a wide range of emerging technologies and tools.

We offer

• 100% work-from-home
• Learning and development
• Competitive salary
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave
• Priority Pass for travel.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should Click Here to apply online