Software Engineer, Ceph & Distributed Storage
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Canonical Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the general 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. We are hiring a Software Engineer for Ceph & Distributed Storage. As part of Cloud Engineering, you'll be building modelling software to drive systems such as OpenStack, Ceph, and Kubernetes with a focus on distributed storage and Ceph. Applicants should be passionate about the future of the software defined datacenter, distributed systems, and open source. Engineers who thrive at Canonical are mindful of the dynamics of the open source ecosystem, and equally aware of the needs of large, innovative organizations. This job involves international travel several times a year, usually for one week at a time. Location:
This role will be based remotely in EMEA or the Americas regions What your day will look like Write high quality, rigorously designed Python and Golang software Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them Contribute to technical documentation that define best practices for authoring high quality operators Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions Develop and maintain software for delivery, operations and life-cycle management of Ceph storage What we are looking for in you You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree You have experience with writing modern, maintainable Python You have experience with Ceph storage You love technology and working with brilliant people You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, Debian packaging An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring Experience operating Ceph clusters in production Experience with open source distributed storage such as Gluster, Minio, Mayastor or similar What we offer you 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 from your team and others Priority Pass for travel 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 of software. 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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