Open Source Container & Virtualization Engineer

Canonical; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Job summary

A leading open source software company is seeking exceptional software engineers to work on virtualization and container technology. Candidates should have strong backgrounds in Go, Rust, or C/C++, with experience in open-source projects. The role supports remote work, requiring collaboration with a distributed team and a willingness to travel for company events. Canonical offers a learning budget, team retreats, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Experience working on open-source virtualization or container technology.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach.
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them.

Skills

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

Linux

Performance engineering

Security analysis

Interpersonal skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

A leading open source software company is seeking exceptional software engineers to work on virtualization and container technology. Candidates should have strong backgrounds in Go, Rust, or C/C++, with experience in open-source projects. The role supports remote work, requiring collaboration with a distributed team and a willingness to travel for company events. Canonical offers a learning budget, team retreats, and a commitment to diversity in the workplace.