Software Engineer – Data Infrastructure – Kafka

Jobicy; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working environment

Learning budget 2000 USD per annum

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel for internal/external events

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Python-focused software engineer to help build a comprehensive automation suite for multi-cloud and on‑prem data solutions. You will collaborate with a distributed team, write idiomatic Python code, and engage with upstream communities.

The role offers a fully remote environment, a learning budget, and opportunities to travel for internal and external events while contributing to OSS and cloud-native projects.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience in software development using Python.
• Proven hands-on experience in distributed systems (Kafka, Spark).
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or related field.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features.
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly.
• Collaborate with distributed team across time zones and domains.
• Work from home with occasional travel for internal and external events.

Skills

Python

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Kafka

Spark

Linux

OpenStack

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical is building a comprehensive automation suite to provide multi-cloud and on-premise data solutions for the enterprise. The data platform team is a collaborative team that develops a managed solutions for a full range of data stores and data technologies, spanning from big data, through NoSQL, cache-layer capabilities, and analytics; all the way to structured SQL engines (similar to Amazon RDS approach). We are facing the interesting problem of fault‑tolerant mission‑critical distributed systems and intend to deliver the world’s best automation solution for delivering managed data platforms.

Location:

This role can be filled in European, Middle East and African time zones.

What your day will look like

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features
• Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly
• Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fields
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

What we are looking for in you

• Proven hands‑on experience in software development using Python
• Proven hands‑on experience in distributed systems, such as Kafka and Spark
• Have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience operating and managing other data platform technologies, SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, etc) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch, etc), similar to DBA level expertise
• Experience with Linux systems administration, package management, and infrastructure operations
• Experience with the public cloud or a private cloud solution like OpenStack
• Experience with operating Kubernetes clusters and a belief that it can be used for serious persistent data services

What we offer you

• Fully remote working environment – we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues twice a year
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that is at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

Canonical has been a remote‑first company since its inception in 2004. Work at Canonical is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical provides a unique window into the world of 21st‑century digital business.

Canonical is an equal‑opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.