Microservices Engineer

RESO; Manama; On-site; USD 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative tech firm is seeking exceptional engineers passionate about back-end REST API microservices in Go and Python. In this role, you'll contribute to the development of scalable services that are crucial for global infrastructure. You'll collaborate with a diverse team, write robust software, and engage in technical leadership while enjoying the flexibility of a distributed work environment. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering company that values excellence, offers a generous personal development budget, and fosters a culture of diversity and inclusion. If you're ready to elevate your career and make a global impact, this position is for you.

Benefits

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 Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and/or Go with experience in modern software development.
• Strong background in API design and database performance considerations.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, robust software that scales effectively.
• Design APIs and software architecture for collaborative review.

Skills

Python

Go

API design

Database performance

DevOps practices

Linux

Interpersonal skills

Continuous integration

Scalable web services

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Exceptional academic track record

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LXD

Job description

This is a general selection track for teams that focus on back-end REST API microservices engineering in Go and Python. It covers all levels of seniority. Apply here if you are already an outstanding engineer with crisp and well-articulated views on APIs, microservice design, engineering processes, and DevOps.

Our services need to scale to handle millions of Ubuntu clients, and collaboration across thousands of community members. They are also central to the health of critical infrastructure across the globe. As Ubuntu has been embraced by mainstream enterprise computing through the adoption of cloud and developer-centric tech strategy, the quality of these services has become more important to customers and users.

While Ubuntu has been enormously successful and in many senses leads the industry, we think we can substantially improve our practices, quality, and performance in the web services domain. We are growing our teams, and in doing so we aim to level up our insights on scalability, performance, resilience, and DevOps practices.

Key areas of interest for us are:

1. API design, documentation, and governance
2. Database performance design considerations and skills
3. Multi-region service delivery for resilience and performance
4. Fuzzing and other proactive security analysis techniques
5. Tracing and profiling for distributed systems insights
6. Next-generation DevOps practices

Location: we have microservices teams with open roles in every time zone.

What your day will look like:

1. Write high-quality, well-designed, and robust software that works at scale
2. Design APIs and software architecture for collegial review
3. Write tests that validate software behavior
4. Build and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant applications and services
5. Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
6. Display technical leadership internally and within our external communities
7. Debug issues and produce high-quality solutions to resolve them
8. Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
9. Discuss, contribute to, and collaborate across teams at Canonical
10. Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events

What we are looking for in you:

1. An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
2. Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
3. Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
4. Proficiency in Python and/or Go
5. History of writing modern, maintainable software
6. Experience with relational and non-relational database systems
7. Continuous integration and continuous delivery experience
8. Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
9. Professional written and spoken English
10. Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
11. Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
12. Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
13. Excellent communication and presentation skills
14. Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
15. Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring:

1. Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes
2. Understanding of build systems and toolchains
3. Experience with cross-compilation
4. Experience with hyperscale public clouds and/or private clouds
5. Experience with designing, building, and running distributed systems
6. Performance engineering and security experience

What we offer you:

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.

1. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
2. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
3. Annual compensation review
4. Recognition rewards
5. Annual holiday leave
6. Maternity and paternity leave
7. Employee Assistance Programme
8. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
9. Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical:

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of 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 the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Working here 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.