Remote Golang Engineer — Build Open-Source Systems

United States Digital Space LLC

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget (USD 2,000 per year)
Annual compensation review
Maternity and paternity leave
Travel for company events

Job summary

Canonical is hiring Golang engineers for all levels to design, implement, and review high-performance software on Linux. Roles emphasize distributed systems, open-source collaboration, and hands-on development across multiple projects from Juju to LXD and Snapd.

These positions offer a fully remote, globally distributed environment with opportunities to travel occasionally for company events and strategic meetups. A strong academic background and proficiency in English are expected.

Qualifications

  • An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path.
  • Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations.
  • Well-organized, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule.
  • Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community.
  • Experience designing and writing high-quality Golang software on Linux.
  • Experience with and passion for Linux at the system level.
  • For more senior roles, experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs.
  • Professional written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Go.
  • Debug and fix issues encountered by your users.
  • Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews.
  • Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications.
  • Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices.
  • In some cases, deploy and operate services developed by the team.
  • Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy.

Skills

Golang
Linux experience
English proficiency
Academic record
Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Juju
LXD
Microk8s
Snapd
Ubuntu Core
Ubuntu Pro

Job description

Canonical is hiring Golang engineers for all levels to design, implement, and review high-performance software on Linux. Roles emphasize distributed systems, open-source collaboration, and hands-on development across multiple projects from Juju to LXD and Snapd.

These positions offer a fully remote, globally distributed environment with opportunities to travel occasionally for company events and strategic meetups. A strong academic background and proficiency in English are expected.

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