Go (Golang) Software Engineer, Developer Tooling and Containers

Canonical; London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical, a leader in open-source software, is looking for a Go Software Engineer to enhance its developer tools and improve workflows. This role involves working on cloud resources, ensuring developers' efficiency, and fostering a collaborative environment. Candidates should possess strong software development skills in Go, backed by knowledge of Linux fundamentals, to succeed in this dynamic, distributed work setting.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity for international travel

Qualifications

• Professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++.
• Knowledge of Linux system-level fundamentals related to cgroups and namespaces.
• Exceptional academic track record.

Responsibilities

• Design the user experience of new capabilities in the tool.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.
• Ensure software correctness and robustness for diverse use cases.

Skills

Go

Python

C

C++

Linux system-level fundamentals

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical subject

Tools

LXC/LXD

Job description

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Canonical

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with + colleagues in 75+ 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.

We are hiring a Go (Golang) Software Engineer, Developer Tooling and Containers to work on a new open-source developer experience tool. We are rethinking typical developer workflows, trying to preserve what people love about traditional Linux while enabling people to work better in immutable distro environments, as well as with remote cloud resources. You'll join to work on a product that is deeply and securely integrated with Ubuntu desktop, modern IDEs, and SDKs from publishers like NVIDIA, Intel, AMD and others. Our ultimate goal is to free developers from the hours of tedious environment setup across multiple industry domains such as Robotics, MLOps, IoT. Come help us to make Ubuntu the greatest platform for software engineers!

The role implies a deep interest in crafting tools for software engineers. It requires taste in experience design, and will benefit from experience with professional Linux based software development, Linux system-level fundamentals and containers. As a team, we value intellectual honesty in decision-making, peer reviews, and writing clear and maintainable code. While we are building a full team including senior, junior and entry-level roles, the senior roles require a strong understanding of containers and the kernel semantics and capabilities that underpin them.

Location: This team is based in the APAC region, these remote roles can be filled from anywhere in APAC time zones.

The role entails

• Design the user experience of new capabilities in the tool
• Write high-quality code to create new features
• Obsess with correctness and robustness of your work for diverse use cases
• Go the extra mile in making sure the software you create addresses a well-defined problem
• Think carefully through implementation strategy from the perspective of performance, quality and security
• Work with teams both inside and outside of Canonical

What we are looking for in you

• You have professional software development experience using Go, Python, C, or C++
• You know Linux system-level fundamentals, for example, cgroups and namespaces

In addition:

• You are curious, thoughtful, articulate, and accountable
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Nice-to-have skills

• Experience with LXC/LXD
• Experience with AI/ML and/or CUDA/OpenVINO
• Knowledge of system and language package managers internals

What we offer colleagues

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 or commission. 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, per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events