Juju Software Engineer (Go)

Canonical; Remoto; EUR 45.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading software firm is seeking a Software Engineer specialized in Go to join their globally distributed team. The ideal candidate will contribute to Juju, an open-source project that powers complex distributed systems. Successful applicants will possess excellent communication skills, a strong academic background, and a willingness to travel minimally for team events. The company offers a distributed work environment and various benefits, including a personal development budget and annual compensation review.

Servizi

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

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to new locations

Competenze

• Experience developing software using Go.
• Excellent communication skills in the English language.
• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Mansioni

• Contribute to the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent system.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly.

Conoscenze

Experience developing software using Go

Excellent communication skills in English

Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems

Experience with container technologies

Solid networking background

Experience in the Linux and open-source software world

Working knowledge of cloud computing

Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions

Formazione

Exceptional academic track record from high school and university

Strumenti

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Ansible

Terraform

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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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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

• 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, etc.).
• 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.

Benefits

• 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.