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Senior Juju Software Engineer (Go)
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Software engineering role at Canonical focused on delivering professional software in Go, including highly concurrent distributed systems, within an agile, remote-first team.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Deliver professional software using Go
- Develop highly concurrent distributed systems
- Work within agile software development methodologies
What we're looking for
- Proven track record of professional software delivery using Go
- Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems
- Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written, especially in online environments
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university
- Experience with agile software development methodologies
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Nice to have
- Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
- Experience doing development in C, C++, Rust, or other low-level programming languages
- Solid networking background and experience
- Experience in the Linux and open-source software world
- Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.)
- Working knowledge of cloud computing
- Passionate about software quality and testing
- Experience with packaging (Debian, snaps)
- Programming with, and operating, SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project -- even if that is community open source contributions
- Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributions
- Prior experience developing plugins for Terraform
Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues from your team and others
- Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
- Performance-driven annual bonus
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About Canonical
The company that publishes Ubuntu
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. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004.
Mission
At the forefront of the global move to open source
Key facts
- 2004
- Open source software
- Publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- Recruits on a global basis
What they value
- Excellence
- Fairness globally
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background