Software Engineer (Python/Linux/Packaging)

Canonical; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Canonical is seeking talented Software Engineers with strong Python, packaging, and Linux skills to improve the day-to-day workflow of snap, charm, and rock publishers. You will contribute to tooling that builds snaps, charms, and Rocks, and help simplify developer shipping processes to reach millions of Linux systems.

You will work on container tooling, build systems, and automation, collaborating with open source and commercial projects to extend the snap ecosystem and improve deployment

Qualifications

• Expertise in Python.
• Strong understanding of the makeup of a modern GNU/Linux distribution.
• Good understanding of build systems and toolchains, including cross-compilation.
• Experience with container technology such as Docker, Kubernetes and LXD.
• Familiarity with languages, toolchains, frameworks, integrations, and CI systems to extend the snap build ecosystem.
• Experience working with external open source and commercial projects to serve community needs.

Skills

Python

CI systems

Build systems

Cross-compilation

GNU/Linux

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LXD

Job description

We are hiring talented Software Engineers with strong Python, Packaging and Linux skills and who want to have a positive impact on the day-to-day workflow of thousands of snap, rock and charm publishers. To be successful on this team you'll need to be interested in packaging formats, build systems and automation that can simplify the lives of developers and engineers trying to ship software to the widest possible audience.

We design and maintain specialist Python tools to support the developer build and publication process. The team takes responsibility for tooling that builds snaps, charms and more recently, rocks. Snapcraft allows developers to deliver app updates to millions of Linux systems automatically, eliminating the long tail of supported releases and complex install instructions. Snapcraft enables thousands of applications from over a thousand developers, including well-recognised names like Spotify, Slack, and Microsoft. Likewise, Charmcraft enables collaboration between charmed operator developers, and publication on Charmhub, home of the Charmed Operator Collection. Charmed Operators enable developers to package software like databases, event queues, caches, observability tools, identity tools and more, right alongside the operations code that enables teams to integrate and operate that software at scale from Day 0 to Day 1,000, and beyond. And Rockcraft provides the means for container developers to build production-grade Ubuntu-based container images, regardless of their experience as a software developer. These container images are called Rocks and can be found in various popular container registries, like Docker Hub, offering an opinionated and consistent design that focus on security while providing an homogeneous user experience across all rocks.

What we are looking for in you.

• You have expertise in Python.
• You have a strong understanding of the makeup of a modern GNU/Linux distribution.
• You have a good understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation.
• Experience working with container technology, such as Docker, Kubernetes and LXD.
• Use your familiarity with languages, toolchains, frameworks, integrations, and CI systems to extend the snap build ecosystem.
• Work with external open source and commercial projects to understand how we can better serve community needs.