Open Source Container & Virtualization Engineer

Canonical; Las Vegas (NV); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; 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

Travel opportunities to meet colleagues

Job summary

A leading open-source software provider is seeking exceptional C/C++, Go, Rust engineers to work on next-generation virtualization and container technologies. The role offers a remote work environment with twice-yearly in-person sprints, and a substantial personal learning budget. Applicants should have a strong academic background, experience with open-source technologies, and excellent interpersonal skills. Competitive compensation and a commitment to diversity in the workplace are provided.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record in high school and university.
• Experience working on open-source virtualisation or container technology.
• Experience working in the kernel or very low-level systems.
• Professional written and spoken English required.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach.
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise.
• Conduct security analysis and reviews for defense in depth.
• Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimize your product.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.

Skills

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

Linux

Performance engineering

Security experience

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

A leading open-source software provider is seeking exceptional C/C++, Go, Rust engineers to work on next-generation virtualization and container technologies. The role offers a remote work environment with twice-yearly in-person sprints, and a substantial personal learning budget. Applicants should have a strong academic background, experience with open-source technologies, and excellent interpersonal skills. Competitive compensation and a commitment to diversity in the workplace are provided.