Juju Software Engineer (Go)

Canonical; London; Remote; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering tech firm that leads the charge in open source software. As a Software Engineer, you'll work on the Juju project, enhancing cloud automation and software operations globally. This remote role offers the chance to collaborate with talented engineers and contribute to meaningful projects that impact Fortune 500 companies. With a strong emphasis on professional growth, you will enjoy a personal development budget and the opportunity to travel globally for team events. Embrace a future of innovation and excellence in a supportive and diverse work environment.

Benefits

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity for global travel

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Qualifications

• Experience developing software using Go is essential.
• Excellent communication skills, especially in online environments.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Responsibilities

• Design and support features in a highly concurrent distributed system.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities.

Skills

Go

Communication Skills

Distributed Systems

Cloud Computing

Agile Methodologies

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

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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 1200+ 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 Software Engineer to contribute to the development of Juju, a large open-source Go project that powers complex distributed software systems across the world.

Juju is the engine behind model-driven operations, providing a means to operate complex software on public cloud, private cloud, Kubernetes, and bare-metal. Combined with the Ops framework, Juju provides a complete solution for applications and infrastructure management.

Many internal and external teams depend on Juju to deliver their products and services - from Canonical Managed Solutions, our OpenStack and cloud delivery teams, to Fortune 500 companies.

Location: This is a Globally remote role.

What your day will look like

• Contribute to the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system that drives cloud automation and software operations at scale.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly
• Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in 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
  
  

What we are looking for in you

• Experience developing software using Go.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written, especially in online environments
• 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

The following skills may be helpful to you in the role, but we don't expect everyone to bring all of them.

• Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Solid networking background and experience
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• Experience in the Linux and open-source software world
• Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.)
• Working knowledge of cloud computing
• Experience with software packaging (Debian, snaps)
• Programming with, and operating, SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project -- even if that is community open source contributions.
• Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions
• Prior experience developing plugins for Terraform
  
  

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 - we've been working remotely since 2004!
• 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
  
  

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.

Seniority level

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