Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka
Capital Governorate, Kuwait
Listed on 2026-01-10
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Software Development
Data Engineer, Software Engineer
Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka
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Canonical is building a comprehensive automation suite to provide multi‑cloud and on‑premise data solutions for the enterprise. The data platform team develops managed solutions for a full range of data stores and technologies, spanning from big data, through No
SQL, cache‑layer capabilities, and analytics, all the way to structured SQL engines.
We are tackling fault‑tolerant mission‑critical distributed systems, and aim to deliver the world’s best automation solution for managing data platforms.
We are looking for candidates from junior to senior level with interests, experience, and willingness to learn around Big Data technologies, such as distributed event‑stores (Kafka) and parallel computing frameworks (Spark). Engineers who thrive at Canonical are mindful of open‑source community dynamics and equally aware of the needs of large, innovative organisations.
Location:
This role can be filled in European, Middle East and African time zones.
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Write high‑quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features
- Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly
- Work with skilled engineers across many fields
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
- Proven hands‑on experience in software development using Python
- Proven hands‑on experience in distributed systems, such as Kafka and Spark
- Have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
- Experience operating and managing other data platform technologies, SQL (MySQL, Postgre
SQL, Oracle, etc.) and/or No
SQL (Mongo
DB, Redis, Elastic Search, etc.), similar to DBA level expertise - Experience with Linux systems administration, package management, and infrastructure operations
- Experience with public cloud or a private cloud solution like Open Stack
- Experience operating Kubernetes clusters and a belief that it can be used for serious persistent data services
- Fully remote working environment – we've been working remotely since 2004!
- Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues twice a year
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that leads 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 cloud, we are changing the world daily. We recruit on a global basis and hold a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence, and to succeed we must be best at what we do.
Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004. Working at Canonical is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
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.
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