
Open Source ⢠Cloud ⢠AI
Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
July 2
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Open Source ⢠Cloud ⢠AI
Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.
501 - 1000 employees
Founded 2004
⢠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. ⢠We are hiring an Engineering Manager for IAM (Identity and Access Management) to build high-performing Go and Python services and secure identity and access management solutions that will be used across all company products. ⢠Experience in the identity and access management (IAM) field is desirable but not required. ⢠You will work with upstream open source projects, alongside internal teams to deliver high quality software that can be deployed on bare metal, public cloud and Kubernetes. ⢠You will also be involved in all the aspects of the software development process: you will design software, write high-quality code and tests, provide insightful code reviews, write documentation and help to troubleshoot issues. ⢠This role will be based remotely in the EMEA or AMER regions. ⢠Canonical is an equal opportunity employer.
⢠Proven experience hiring and leading a high performance software engineering team ⢠Experience with Go and Python software development ⢠Ability to design and implement complex, distributed system ⢠Experience working with container technology and Kubernetes ⢠Strong understanding of software/infrastructure security and performance ⢠Experience designing and/or operating large scale distributed systems ⢠Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and standards is desirable but not essential ⢠Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university ⢠Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path ⢠Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills ⢠Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability ⢠Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long
⢠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 ⢠Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform ⢠Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues ⢠Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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