Software Engineer, Ceph & Distributed Storage

Home Based Americas, United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

Write high quality, rigorously designed Python and Golang software
Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
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

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.
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
experience with two or more of the following: Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, Debian packaging
Experience with open source distributed storage such as Gluster, Minio, Mayastor or similar What we offer you
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.

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.
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.
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 1200+ colleagues in 75+ 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.
You’ll be engineering solutions to scale in production, working with our field teams to ensure we’re meeting the needs of customers looking to adopt cutting-edge technology.
Applicants should be passionate about the future of the software defined datacenter, distributed systems, and open source.
Canonical is a globally distributed team of engineers who share that passion, and you will need to work well in that context.
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.