Remote Open-Source Container & Virtualization Engineer

Canonical; Remote; ZAR 1 312 000 - 1 969 000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company specializing in open-source software is seeking exceptional software engineers to focus on virtualization and container technology. This remote role involves designing features, engaging with communities, conducting security analysis, and collaborating with a distributed team. Ideal candidates have a strong academic background, experience in open-source technology, and proficiency in Go, Rust, or C/C++. The position offers a distributed work environment, annual reviews, and a personal development budget.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Priority Pass for travel upgrades

Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Experience in open-source virtualization or container technology.
• Experience working in the kernel or very low-level system.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify new features and build consensus on approach.
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise.
• Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defense in depth.
• Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimize the product.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them.
• Review code produced by other engineers.

Skills

Go

Rust

C/C++

Linux

Performance engineering

Security experience

Professional written and spoken English

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Job description

A technology company specializing in open-source software is seeking exceptional software engineers to focus on virtualization and container technology. This remote role involves designing features, engaging with communities, conducting security analysis, and collaborating with a distributed team. Ideal candidates have a strong academic background, experience in open-source technology, and proficiency in Go, Rust, or C/C++. The position offers a distributed work environment, annual reviews, and a personal development budget.