Open Source Container & Virtualization Engineer

Canonical; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

A leading open-source software provider is seeking exceptional software engineers specializing in virtualization and container technology. You will drive the development of next-generation projects, collaborating with global teams on high-quality code and engaging with the open-source community. Candidates should possess a strong educational background in STEM, experience in relevant technologies, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a distributed work environment with opportunities for travel and personal development budget.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Experience working on open‑source virtualization or container technology.
• Professional written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach.
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise.
• Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence 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.
• Debug issues and produce high‑quality code to fix them.

Skills

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

Linux

Security analysis

Interpersonal skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

A leading open-source software provider is seeking exceptional software engineers specializing in virtualization and container technology. You will drive the development of next-generation projects, collaborating with global teams on high-quality code and engaging with the open-source community. Candidates should possess a strong educational background in STEM, experience in relevant technologies, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a distributed work environment with opportunities for travel and personal development budget.