Senior Linux Open Source Sustaining Engineer (Remote)

Meetborderless; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed remote work

Learning budget USD 2000 per year

Annual compensation review

Holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities to meet teams

Priority travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering for a remote role with teams across time zones. The job involves addressing Linux-based infrastructure issues, contributing to OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, and upstream projects, and collaborating with global engineering and support teams.

You will troubleshoot, backport fixes, and help guide customers on Ubuntu-based systems, with travel up to ~10% for events and team syncs.

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a software engineer.
• Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar.
• Strong experience with Linux and at least one of: Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies.
• Strong development-level experience with Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux.
• Ability to troubleshoot with debugging tools like gdb.
• Familiarity with git source code repositories and branches.
• An exceptional academic track record.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Responsibilities

• Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software.
• Maintain close working relationships with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams.
• Participate in upstream communities and develop bug fixes, backports, and upstream integration.
• Review code produced by other engineers and demonstrate sound technical judgment.
• Prioritize work and manage time effectively to meet team goals.
• Communicate clearly and concisely in technical discussions and documentation.
• Travel internationally up to 10% for team meetings and conferences.

Skills

Linux

Python

Go

C++

C

GDB

Open source development

Education

Computer Science, STEM or similar

Tools

Git

Docker

KVM

LXC/LXD

QEMU

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering for a remote role with teams across time zones. The job involves addressing Linux-based infrastructure issues, contributing to OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, and upstream projects, and collaborating with global engineering and support teams.

You will troubleshoot, backport fixes, and help guide customers on Ubuntu-based systems, with travel up to ~10% for events and team syncs.