Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka
Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
Listed on 2026-03-01
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Software Development
Data Engineer, Software Engineer
Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka
Canonical | Posted Feb 24, 2026 | Full-time | Negotiable | Entry (0-2 yrs)
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 data technologies, spanning from big data, No
SQL, cache‑layer capabilities, analytics, and structured SQL engines similar to Amazon RDS.
We are tackling fault‑tolerant mission‑critical distributed systems and delivering the world's best automation solution for managed data platforms. Engineers should be mindful of open‑source community dynamics and the needs of large, innovative organisations.
Location:
This role can be filled in European, Middle East and African time zones.
The data platform team is responsible for the automation of data platform operations, managing and integrating Big Data platforms s includes ensuring fault‑tolerant replication, TLS, installation, backups, and more. This role focuses on creating and automating infrastructure features of data platforms.
- 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 talented 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
- 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) at DBA level - Experience with Linux systems administration, package management, and infrastructure operations
- Experience with the public cloud or a private cloud solution like Open Stack
- Experience with operating Kubernetes clusters and believing 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 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 at the forefront of the open‑source movement. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we change the world daily. We recruit globally and set a very high standard for people joining us. We are an equal‑opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination and value diversity of experience, perspectives and background.
Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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