Software Engineer – Secure Container Images

🕒 October 30

🌏 Anywhere in the World

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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Canonical

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Open Source • Cloud • Artificial Intelligence

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

• Build and maintain a growing portfolio of high-quality, hardened container images • Design and operate automated CI/CD pipelines that build, test, scan, sign, publish, promote, and retire images across environments and architectures • Write tooling and tests to assess security compliance and cloud-native compatibility • Work closely with the community and partners to share container expertise and keep the portfolio current with new features, patches, and applications • Collaborate with product security, platform, infrastructure, and customer-facing teams • Contribute technical input to team decision-making • Define image standards spanning security, compatibility, performance, size, and developer experience • Grow the knowledge base and write about the work • Work in a collaborative, agile, globally distributed environment • Mentor colleagues and contribute to hiring • Work from home with global travel of up to 15% for internal and external events

🎯 Requirements

• Proficiency in Bash and Python • Experience working with CI/CD systems (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins) • Experience building container images • Command of at least one container management or orchestration tool (e.g. Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes) • Hands-on experience with Linux systems, package management, build systems, release engineering, or artifact pipelines • Clear communication and end-to-end ownership, spanning design, review, documentation, operation, and cross-team collaboration • A commitment to sharing knowledge and helping those around you grow • A genuine appetite for learning and for working outside your comfort zone • A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, a STEM field, or a similar discipline • An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university • Business level written and spoken English • Sincere personal motivation aligned with Canonical's mission • International travel 2-4 times a year for company events up to two weeks long • 0-7 years relevant experience • Nice-to-have: security-oriented maintenance mindset; software supply chain security; GitOps; Go or Rust; minimal and distroless container images; OCI specifications; CIS, NIST, FedRAMP, or DISA STIG; open source contributions; DevSecOps; responsible AI or agentic development • Relevant Linux, container, or cloud-native certifications such as CKS or DCA are welcome

🏖️ Benefits

• Performance-driven annual bonus • Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person • Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year • Bi-annual compensation review • Company recognition rewards • 40 days annual leave per annum, including public holidays and All Company holiday periods • Maternity and paternity leave • Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues • Priority Pass for lounge access

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