Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer Aveiro

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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 enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and Io
T. Our customers include leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few
- 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
- led, profitable and growing.

This is a general selection process for software engineers focused on virtualisation and container technology—from the kernel through userspace. Apply here if you are an exceptional Go, Rust, or C/C++ software engineer and want to work on
- generation open source VMM or container technology, or related open source networking and storage.

Container, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure have become essentials of modern software deployments. We invest in open source related to application isolation, workload orchestration, system or OCI containers, micro service architecture or cloud infrastructure.

Here are some examples of projects under way at Canonical:

• Rust
  VMM has potential as a new hypervisor for Linux. We are building a team to work on this, with emphasis on performance, security and operability. Work in Rust and bring expert knowledge of VMM and related kernel networking and storage capabilities.
• Canonical is building a portfolio of
  - quality Docker images with the Rockcraft team focusing on image quality, consistency and security.
• LXD is a modern system container and virtual machine manager used on Ubuntu, Chrome
  OS and other Linux platforms. LXD engineering spans the software stack from
  - level kernel work to high level REST API and CLI.
• Kubernetes product teams work on Micro
  K8s for
  - rail K8s, and Charmed Kubernetes for more sophisticated integration, including operations tooling around it.
• The Open
  Stack team delivers Charmed Open
  Stack, OVN/OVS and Ceph for
  - scale cloud environments.
• Teams hire
  - level C/C++, Golang, Rust and Python developers focused on
  - critical,
  - critical and
  - critical code for software delivery, containers, security, sandboxing and orchestration.

Location: remote container and virt engineering roles in every time zone.

Responsibilities

• Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach
• Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise
• Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence in depth
• Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimise your product
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Write
  - quality code to create new features
• Debug issues and produce
  - quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions

What we are looking for

• An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
• Drive and a track record of going
  -
  - beyond expectations
• Experience with open source virtualization or container technology
• Experience working in the kernel or very
  - level systems
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and
  - motivation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each

Additional skills we value

• Performance engineering and security experience

What we offer you

• Distributed work environment with
  - 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
• Travel upgrades for
  - 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, we are central to open source, AI, Io
T and cloud. We recruit on a global basis and maintain high standards for new hires. Canonical has been a
- first company since its inception in 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn new skills. 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.