Software Engineer, Ceph & Distributed Storage

Canonical · EMEA, LATAM, Canada, USARemotemid

In short

▸Desarrollar software en Python y Go para sistemas de almacenamiento distribuido como Ceph.
▸Trabajar en equipo globalmente, resolviendo problemas y mejorando operadores para Ceph, OpenStack y Kubernetes.
▸Viajar hasta 4 veces al año a eventos presenciales en distintas partes del mundo.

Proficiency in English is required for collaboration across global teams.

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What they ask for

✓Grado en Ciencias de la Computación, STEM o equivalente
✓Experiencia con Python moderno y mantenible
✓Conocimiento práctico de Ceph
✓Capacidad para colaborar en equipos distribuidos globalmente
✓Interés y experiencia en al menos dos de: Linux, Kubernetes, nube pública, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Go, Debian packaging
✓Disposición para viajar hasta 4 veces al año

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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 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 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. 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’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. 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 - we’ve been working remotely since 2004!

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