software engineer

Distributed Systems Software Engineer, Python / Go

Posted: 2 days ago

Location: Dubai, AE (Globally remote role)

Salary Range: To be discussed

Full Job Description

Summary:

We are hiring a software engineer to build resilient systems with Canonical's cloud technologies.

This remote role requires CI pipeline development and proficiency in Python/Go.

Description:

We are seeking a software engineer passionate about building and validating resilient distributed systems.

At Canonical, you can build a career and drive the success of those leveraging Canonical's Ubuntu and Juju to create multi-cloud deployable applications.

We view quality engineering as a first-class engineering practice and are looking for individuals who can provide deep engineering insights and a data-driven approach to test automation, reporting, and data analytics.

The Distributed Systems testing team at Canonical ensures the high quality of Canonical's Cloud solutions based on Juju, Terraform, OpenStack, and Kubernetes when deployed in various environments, from customer data centers to public clouds like AWS, GCE, and Azure.

Your day will look like:

1. Create automated testing approaches and infrastructure for validating reliability, performance, and resilience of cloud orchestration tools and applications.
   
   
2. Enable engineering teams across Canonical to develop software confidently by providing distributed system testing tooling.
   
   
3. Enhance continuous integration pipelines for deploying and testing Canonical's cloud-native products such as Kubeflow.
   
   
4. Deploy, manage, and debug highly distributed systems.
   
   
5. Monitor and report on automated testing efforts.
   
   
6. Collaborate daily with a globally distributed team.
   
   

What we are looking for in you:

1. Solid background in modern test processes and strategies.
   
   
2. Experience with Python or Go development.
   
   
3. Strong object-oriented development skills.
   
   
4. Ability to develop and ship production-grade modern web applications.
   
   
5. Working knowledge of continuous integration tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub CI.
   
   
6. Knowledge of networking technologies and fundamentals.
   
   
7. Solid understanding of Linux system architecture.
   
   
8. A capacity for complex abstract thinking.
   
   
9. Capability for 2-4 weeks of international travel per year.
   
   

Additional skills that you might also bring:

1. Collecting and analyzing large multidimensional datasets.
   
   
2. Operating data platforms: key-value stores, relational or document databases, event buses.
   
   
3. Experience with cloud technologies such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS.
   
   
4. Developing AI/ML pipelines.
   
   

What we offer you:

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide.

We revisit compensation annually to ensure recognition of outstanding performance.

In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus and benefits that reflect our values and ideals.

Benefits include:

1. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
   
   
2. Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
   
   
3. Annual compensation review.
   
   
4. Recognition rewards.
   
   
5. Annual holiday leave.
   
   
6. Maternity and paternity leave.
   
   
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
   
   
8. Opportunities to travel to meet colleagues.
   
   
9. Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
   
   

Canonical believes a diverse workforce enhances our ability to deliver world-class software and services.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.