Canonical
Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation at Canonical
Role overview
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- Company
- Canonical
- Location
- Remote, United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment type
- Full-time
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Role overview
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Canonical is hiring a full-time Golang System Software Engineer for its LXD team. The role is remote in the United States; the description also identifies the position as available across the Americas and EMEA. LXD is building private-cloud infrastructure that brings together KVM, Ceph, and software-defined networking for enterprise and edge deployments. You would develop low-level Go software between LXD’s REST API and the C libraries that manage containers and virtual machines, with work spanning layers from kernel features to management interfaces.
The position focuses on system-level engineering, data modeling, and storage design in a distributed system. Canonical describes its workforce as globally distributed, with colleagues in more than 70 countries. The role includes working from home and 2–4 weeks of global travel each year for internal and external events; the company also describes in-person team gatherings, including twice-yearly team sprints.
Canonical lists a USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget, annual compensation reviews, performance-based annual bonuses, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, maternity and paternity leave, and an Employee Assistance Programme. It also notes opportunities to meet colleagues in other locations, plus Priority Pass and long-haul travel upgrades for company events. Compensation depends on location, experience, and performance; no salary amount is provided.
Role at a glance: Remote, full-time Canonical role developing Go system software for LXD container and virtual-machine infrastructure, with a focus on data modeling and distributed systems.
Responsibilities mentioned in the listing
- Design, implement, and document system-level Go code.
- Model data, design database schemas, and build data storage using a dqlite SQL database.
- Maintain code quality with static analysis, unit tests, and system tests.
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team and discuss ideas to find effective solutions.
- Work from home and travel globally for 2–4 weeks per year for internal and external events.
Qualifications stated in the listing
- Experience programming in Go and C.
- Knowledge of networking and storage technologies.
- Experience in at least two of these areas: cloud computing, virtualization, containers, distributed systems, or the open-source community.
- Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable, with enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated work habits.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in computer science, STEM, or a similar field.
Full details from the source listing
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. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
The company is founder led, profitable and growing.
The mission of the LXD team is to build a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud that 'just works' and provides a mission-critical cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments. We are hiring a Golang software engineer to work on the low level Go codebase sitting between our REST API and the low level C libraries used to manage containers and virtual machines. We are looking for system-level developers with experience in design and data management/modeling.
LXD components span the entire software stack from low-level kernel features to the upper level management API/CLI. Our most effective engineers are fluent in all these layers, and able to anticipate the consequences of design and engineering choices elsewhere in a complex distributed system.
This is an opportunity for someone who wants to have a meaningful impact on modern cloud computing technologies. Canonical offers a fun, fast-paced team environment and a career full of learning and development.
Location: This is a remote position available in EMEA and the Americas.
What you will focus on
- Design, implement and document system level Go code
- Model data, design database schema and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database
- Maintain code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests
- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events
What we are looking for in you
- You have experience programming in Go and C
- You are knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies
- You have experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community
- You are curious, flexible, articulate and accountable
- You value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated
- You have a bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
What we offer you
We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally.
- 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
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal opportunity employer
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
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