Senior Software Development Specialist

At Canonical, we are seeking a skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our team and play a key role in the development of our Metal As A Service hyperscale provisioning technology.

As a member of our Canonical MAAS team, you will be responsible for delivering our Ubuntu-based platform that enables customers to deploy and manage large-scale physical servers. You will work closely with other teams to ensure that MAAS works well with other tools and is released on time.

We are looking for someone who has experience in performance at scale, networking, storage, and usability. The ideal candidate will have a passion for open source software, Linux, and data centre automation. They should also have a solid track record of professional software development experience in Python, Go, or TypeScript, as well as excellent logic, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.

• Key Responsibilities
• Develop MAAS core components and features to make it the #1 bare metal cloud system.
• Shape the architecture of MAAS to make it simpler, faster, and easier to use.
• Collaborate with other teams to ensure that MAAS works well with other tools and is released on time.
• Contribute your improvements to our continuous integration environment, tests, and practices, to maintain fast feedback and good test coverage.
• Contribute to documentation of current and existing features, making it a world-class resource for data centre operators and users.
• Provide technical communication and collaboration with other teams where appropriate.
• Take personal ownership of problems and drive them to solutions.
• Travel internationally a few times a year to meet and collaborate with your and other teams.

Requirements

• Passionate about open source software, Linux, and data centre automation.
• Solid track record of professional software development experience in Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Capacity to learn quickly about new systems and techniques.
• Excellent logic, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong English language communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Experience with Linux server technologies, including virtualization (KVM), containers (LXC), etc.
• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM, or similar field.
• Knowledge of network technologies, including PXE, DHCP, TFTP, DNS, NTP.
• Some experience with Baseboard Management Controllers and Protocols (Redfish, IPMI, AMT, and others).
• Strong experience with networking, storage technologies, and cloud hosting and infrastructure.
• Ideal candidate would have experience of large-scale physical server provisioning and automation, including rapid deployment, configuration, management, and service orchestration.
• Familiarity with some of the open source development tools and methodologies used in creation of several Ubuntu projects (MAAS, Juju, Ubuntu Server, LXD, Ubuntu Core).
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

What We Offer

• 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.
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.

About Us

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. 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.