Software Engineer - Packaging - Optimize Ubuntu Server For Public Clouds

Buscojobs; Lombardia; Remoto; EUR 30.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading open source software company in Italy is seeking a Software Engineer - Packaging to enhance Ubuntu's performance for public clouds. You will work remotely with a global team, optimizing cloud-specific software and collaborating with a range of industry partners. Ideal candidates will possess strong Python fundamentals and an interest in containerization technologies. The role offers competitive benefits including an annual learning budget and flexible remote work.

Servizi

Annual learning and development budget of USD 2,000

Holiday, maternity, and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Program

Competenze

• Strong understanding of package management and dependency resolution.
• Interest or experience in public cloud operations or architecture.
• Basic understanding of reproducibility and testing.

Mansioni

• Collaborating proactively within a distributed team.
• Maintaining and packaging software such as cloud agents.
• Enhancing Ubuntu's performance and user experience.

Conoscenze

Strong Python fundamentals

Interest in Linux distribution packaging

Curiosity and flexibility

Experience with containerization technologies

Passionate about technology

Strumenti

Docker

VirtualBox

QEMU

Descrizione del lavoro

Software Engineer - Packaging - Optimize Ubuntu Server for Public Clouds

Join Canonical as a Software Engineer - Packaging

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 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 across many sectors. We are a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles, with teams meeting in person 2-4 times a year worldwide.

About the role:

The Canonical Public Cloud team seeks enthusiastic engineers to serve as Ubuntu distribution engineers. You will work closely with the Ubuntu Engineering organization to ensure cloud-specific agents, web servers, databases, virtualization, and containerization stacks are optimized for public clouds. Our partners include Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Oracle. Your goal will be to enhance Ubuntu's performance and user experience on various cloud platforms.

Responsibilities include:

1. Collaborating proactively within a distributed team
2. Fostering a seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
3. Evaluating contributions from other engineers to maintain high-quality standards
4. Collaborating with Ubuntu and Debian communities, upstream projects, and customers
5. Debugging open source and team-maintained code issues
6. Maintaining and packaging software such as cloud agents (e.g., google guest agent, ec2-hibinit-agent, walinuxagent), web servers, databases, and network services

This role involves remote work with global travel 2-4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

Candidate profile:

• Passionate about technology and working with talented teams
• Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• Values soft skills, is passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• Enjoys building partnerships with diverse groups
• Interest or experience in public cloud operations or architecture
• Interest or experience in open source maintenance or contribution
• Basic understanding of reproducibility and testing; comfortable with containers or virtual machines; able to describe issues clearly
• Strong Python fundamentals
• Interest in Linux distribution packaging
• Understanding of package management and dependency resolution
• Interest in containerization and virtualization technologies such as Docker, OCI containers, LXD, VirtualBox, QEMU, or public clouds

Benefits include:

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints
• Annual learning and development budget of USD 2,000
• Annual compensation review and recognition rewards
• Holiday, maternity, and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel opportunities and company event upgrades

About Canonical:

Canonical pioneers open source innovation, publishing Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud. We recruit globally, uphold high standards, and have been remote-first since 2004. Working here means thinking differently, learning new skills, and pushing your boundaries.

Equal opportunity employer:

We promote diversity and inclusion, ensuring fair consideration regardless of your background or identity.

Job details:

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and IT
• Industry: Software Development

Apply now to join Canonical and help shape the future of Ubuntu in the cloud!