Software Engineer – Data Infrastructure, Kafka

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🔥 1 minute ago

🇪🇺 Europe – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

Where this job comes from

Posted on Canonical's careers page, not through a job board

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Canonical

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

• Develop automation for multi-cloud and on-premise enterprise data solutions • Create and automate infrastructure features for managed data platforms • Manage and integrate Big Data platforms at scale • Ensure fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation, backups, and related operations • Provide domain-specific data system expertise to internal teams • Collaborate proactively with a distributed team • Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features • Debug issues and interact publicly with upstream communities • Discuss ideas and collaborate on effective solutions • Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

🎯 Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience in software development using Python • Proven hands-on experience in distributed systems, such as Kafka and Spark • Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events • Experience operating and managing data platform technologies, SQL and/or NoSQL, similar to DBA-level expertise • Experience with Linux systems administration, package management, and infrastructure operations • Experience with public cloud or private cloud solutions such as OpenStack • Experience operating Kubernetes clusters and using Kubernetes for persistent data services

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote working environment - we’ve been working remotely since 2004! • Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD per annum • Annual compensation review • Recognition rewards • Annual holiday leave • Parental Leave • Employee Assistance Programme • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues twice a year • Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events • Annual bonuses and sales incentives may apply to certain roles • Competitive base pay • Global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events

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