Remote Container & Virtualisation Engineer (Open-Source)

Canonical; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal learning 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 company is seeking exceptional software engineers skilled in Go, Rust, C/C++, and Python to work on next-generation virtualization and container technologies. The ideal candidates will have a strong background in open-source initiatives and experience with low-level systems. This role offers a distributed work environment, a personal learning budget, and opportunities for in-person collaboration twice a year. Successful applicants will demonstrate excellence in communication and a commitment to high-quality code.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations.
• Experience working on open-source virtualisation or container technology.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach.
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise.
• Conduct security analysis and reviews.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.
• Review code produced by other engineers.

Skills

Go

Rust

C/C++

Python

Linux (Debian or Ubuntu)

Open-source virtualisation

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

A leading open-source software company is seeking exceptional software engineers skilled in Go, Rust, C/C++, and Python to work on next-generation virtualization and container technologies. The ideal candidates will have a strong background in open-source initiatives and experience with low-level systems. This role offers a distributed work environment, a personal learning budget, and opportunities for in-person collaboration twice a year. Successful applicants will demonstrate excellence in communication and a commitment to high-quality code.