Canonical
501-1000 employees
About Canonical
Canonical Ltd is a UK-based software company best known for developing and maintaining Ubuntu, one of the most popular open-source Linux operating systems worldwide. Founded in 2004, the company focuses on delivering open-source software solutions and services that enable enterprises and developers to build, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure, IoT devices, and containerized applications. Canonical's mission is to provide accessible, secure, and scalable open-source technology that drives innovation and digital transformation across industries. The company offers a range of products including Ubuntu OS, Ubuntu Advantage support services, and tools for cloud and container orchestration, positioning itself as a leader in the open-source ecosystem.
3 months ago
Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer
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Description
- Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
- Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering, and IoT.
- We focus on virtualisation and container technology, working on projects like RustVMM, Docker images, LXD, MicroK8s, Charmed Kubernetes, and OpenStack.
- The role involves designing new features, engaging with upstream communities, conducting security analysis, optimizing performance, collaborating with a distributed team, writing high-quality code, debugging, reviewing code, and discussing solutions.
- The team hires system-level C/C++, Golang, Rust, and Python developers to work on security-critical, performance-critical, and mission-critical code for cloud computing technologies.
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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