Canonical
Posted 75 days agoVerified live 2d ago
Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
6 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor
1 green cardsCertified filings
GoCNetworking technologiesStorage technologiesCloud computingVirtualisationContainersDistributed systemsSQLData modelingDatabase schema designCuriosityFlexibilityArticulationAccountabilitySelf-motivation
About the company
Canonicalcanonical.com
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Visa sponsorship history
3 years sponsoring, last filed FY2025
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1PERM certified
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Job description
Summary
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. They are seeking a Golang software engineer to work on the low level Go codebase for their LXD team, focusing on building a next-generation private cloud infrastructure. The role involves designing and implementing system-level code, managing data, and collaborating with a distributed team.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement and document system level Go code
- Model data, design database schema and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database
- Maintain code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events
Skills
- Experience programming in Go and C
- Knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
- Experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community
- Curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
- Value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated
- Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Experience programming in Go and C
- Knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
- Experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community
- Curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
- Value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated
- Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
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
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
