Software Engineer - Python and K8s

Software Engineer - Python and K8s at Canonical

Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used for public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We work with the world’s leading public cloud and silicon providers and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is founder‑led, profitable, and growing.

Our mission is to reinvent the way companies manage open‑source information systems on public clouds and in their own data centers. To achieve that we are building a new community around Python opscode for open‑source applications running on Kubernetes. This team will productise these workloads for real‑time automated operations on Kubernetes.

• Work in Python to design and deliver open‑source software operations code
• Work across the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, storage, to applications
• Learn to think rigorously about application and infrastructure reliability
• Shape high‑quality open‑source monitoring and alerting infrastructure
• Simplify open‑source operations for our customers and the open‑source community
• Demonstrate sound engineering design and testing principles in your code
• Follow agile software development practices
• Coach and develop colleagues where you have insights
• Grow a healthy, collaborative engineering culture in line with company values
• Work from home with global travel once or twice a year for up to 2 weeks for events

• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree
• You are experienced with Linux systems administration, package management, and operations
• You have hands‑on experience with at least one public cloud
• You are familiar with Docker and Kubernetes
• You are an experienced Python programmer and enjoy challenging projects
• You understand the importance of reliable software and strive to design and code with that expectation
• You are organized and want your team to deliver timely, high‑quality software

• Distributed work environment 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 Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are proud 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.