Microservices Engineer

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Canonical

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

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.

📋 Description

• Write high-quality, well-designed, and robust software that works at scale • Design APIs and software architecture for collegial review • Write tests that validate software behaviour • Build and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant applications and services • Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team • Display technical leadership internally and within our external communities • Debug issues and produce high-quality solutions to resolve them • Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind • Discuss, contribute to, and collaborate across teams at Canonical • Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events

🎯 Requirements

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path • Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations • Proficiency in Python and / or Go • History of writing modern, maintainable software • Experience with relational and non-relational database systems • Continuous integration and continuous delivery experience • Experience with systems programming or scalable web services • Professional written and spoken English • Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation • Excellent communication and presentation skills • Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

🏖️ 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