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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 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 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles.
Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.
Our mission is to reinvent the way companies manage their open source information systems on public clouds and in their own data centers.
We are building a new community around Python opscode for open source applications, running on Kubernetes, to move Canonical and Ubuntu IS onto this open source codebase.
We aim to transform internal workloads into real-time automated operations on Kubernetes and deliver world-class services to our customers.
This role is ideal for software engineers who enjoy Python, have a passion for distributed systems, and an interest in the entire Linux stack from kernel to networking to virtualization and containers.
It requires rigor in both code and customer interactions.
Our engineers are technically astute open source enthusiasts excited about cloud computing and ready to join a global team.
The role entails
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.
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.
Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home 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.