Juju Software Engineer (Go)
Canonical
| Company | Canonical |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Home based - EMEA |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.
We are hiring a Software Engineer to contribute to the development of Juju, a large open-source Go project that powers complex distributed software systems across the world.
Juju is the engine behind model-driven operations, providing a means to operate complex software on public cloud, private cloud, Kubernetes, and bare-metal. Combined with the Ops framework, Juju provides a complete solution for applications and infrastructure management.
Many internal and external teams depend on Juju to deliver their products and services - from Canonical Managed Solutions, our OpenStack and cloud delivery teams, to Fortune 500 companies.
Location: This is a Globally remote role.
What your day will look like
Contribute to the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system that drives cloud automation and software operations at scale.
Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly
Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fields
Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events
What we are looking for in you
Experience developing software using Go.
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
Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Additional skills that you might also bring
The following skills may be helpful to you in the role, but we don't expect everyone to bring all of them.
Hands-on experience developing highly concurrent distributed systems
Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
Solid networking background and experience
Experience with agile software development methodologies
Experience in the Linux and open-source software world
Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.)
Working knowledge of cloud computing
Experience with software 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
What we offer you
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave