HPC Software Engineer

Canonical; Trois-Rivières; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking a Software Engineer to join the HPC team. This role focuses on developing Python software for high-performance computing, with responsibilities including writing high-quality code and collaborating within a distributed team. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Computer Science or a related field and experience with modern Python development. This position supports a remote working model with opportunities for travel.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.
• Experience with writing modern, maintainable Python.
• Interest in Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD.

Responsibilities

• Write high quality, rigorously designed Python software.
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team.
• Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them.

Skills

Modern Python development

Collaboration skills

Debugging

Technical documentation

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Linux

Kubernetes

Public Cloud

OpenStack

Debian packaging

Job description

Overview

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 in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder led, profitable and growing.

Role in HPC

HPC is an important and technically challenging compute domain, with specialised tooling and a very high expectation of precision, efficiency and automation. This role is for a software engineer to join our HPC team to deliver an outstanding HPC experience - from bare metal to public cloud - as part of the broader Ubuntu platform. We are looking for a range of skills and experience, and will work on everything from the kernel to Debian packaging, but the heart of our effort will be Python software development for automation of key software in the HPC sphere. Our focus is on delivering a world class experience for the operation of the HPC cluster itself. You will be part of the team that delivers charms that deploy and manage the HPC cluster and provide HPC software packages.

Responsibilities

• Write high quality, rigorously designed Python software
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them
• Contribute to technical documentation that defines best practices for authoring high quality operators
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have experience with writing modern, maintainable Python
• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, Debian packaging
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring

• Experience operating HPC clusters in production
• Experiences with Infiniband, RDMA, CUDA, MPI, Slurm, Lustre, and/or Singularity

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 recognise 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.

• 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 Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Location

This role will be based remotely in EMEA or the Americas regions

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is 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. Work 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 provides a unique window into the world of 21st-century digital business.

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.