Site Reliability Engineer

Welcome to the Site Reliability Engineer role at Canonical
—a leading open‑source software and operating systems provider. This role centers on delivering robust, automated infrastructure for our global enterprise customers, enabling them to run public and private clouds, Kubernetes clusters, and cutting‑edge applications with high availability and quality.

Canonical seeks a highly skilled engineer fluent in Linux, Python, and networking, who is passionate about full‑stack open‑source infrastructure—from bare‑metal and kernel to Kubernetes and advanced data services. The position is fully remote, offering flexibility and a collaborative culture that blends innovative Dev Ops practices with scientific automation.

• Deploy, operate, and maintain Open Stack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and other open‑source applications.
• Apply Dev Ops practices to automate infrastructure and operational workloads.
• Identify, triage, and resolve incidents while monitoring application performance and anticipating potential issues.
• Advise product teams on technical refinements to meet high‑quality standards.
• Collaborate with global teams, including two to four in‑person sprints per year.

• Degree in software engineering or computer science.
• Hands‑on Python development experience.
• Operational experience in Linux environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes deployment or operations.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Willingness to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.
• Bonus skills:
  • Familiarity with Open Stack deployment or operations.
  • Familiarity with public or private cloud deployment or operations.

• Distributed work environment with twice‑yearly in‑person team sprints.
• $2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
• Every 6 months compensation review and annual bonuses.
• Recognition rewards and employee assistance programs.
• Annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events.
• Opportunity to explore new locations and meet colleagues worldwide.

Canonical is a pioneer in open‑source technology, publishing Ubuntu – one of the world’s most widely used operating systems and the foundation for AI, IoT, and cloud initiatives. Our global team embraces a high standard of excellence, works primarily from home, and drives forward the open‑source mission with innovative products and community collaboration.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a workplace free from discrimination. No matter your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.