Sustaining Linux Engineer – Open Source & Cloud

Higlobe, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment

Learning budget USD 2,000/year

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is hiring a Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering for a fast-paced Linux-based stack role. You will tackle upstream bug fixes across kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and related open source software, collaborating with Field and product engineers to deliver robust fixes upstream and into Ubuntu.

You will work from home with occasional travel (up to 10%) for team meetings and conferences, engaging with upstream communities and contributing to diverse open source projects on a

Qualifications

• Professional experience as a software engineer.
• Background in Computer Science, STEM or similar.
• Strong experience with Linux, and at least one of the following: Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes or other cloud technologies.
• Strong development-level experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux.
• Ability to troubleshoot with debugging tools like gdb.
• Familiarity with git source code repositories and branches.
• An exceptional academic track record.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Responsibilities

• Resolving complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
• Maintaining a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support and product engineering teams
• Participating in upstream communities
• Developing bug fixes, backporting patches, and working with upstream for inclusion
• Reviewing code produced by other engineers
• Demonstrating good judgement in technical methods and techniques
• Prioritizing work and managing your time effectively against those priorities
• Participating in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
• Maintaining clear, technical and concise communications
• Working from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences

Skills

Linux

OpenStack

Ceph

Kubernetes

Python

Go

C/C++

GDB

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or STEM

Tools

Docker

Job description

Canonical is hiring a Software Engineer, Sustaining Engineering for a fast-paced Linux-based stack role. You will tackle upstream bug fixes across kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and related open source software, collaborating with Field and product engineers to deliver robust fixes upstream and into Ubuntu.

You will work from home with occasional travel (up to 10%) for team meetings and conferences, engaging with upstream communities and contributing to diverse open source projects on a