System Software Engineer – Ubuntu Networking

Job Description

We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company. If you’re interested in a career at Canonical, we are a remote-first company so please apply to any suitable role as skills are valued more than location, despite some having a preferred geographic preference.

Summary

As a Linux System Engineer, you will maintain and integrate core components involved in the network stack of the Ubuntu Distribution. You will be discussing design with other team members, upstream projects, mentor less senior engineers and participate in code reviews and design reviews. You will also be working with other teams to ensure architecture decisions improve the overall performance and experience of Ubuntu.

Location: The Foundations team is based in EMEA and Americas time zones, from UTC+4 to UTC-8.

What your day will look like

Collaborate proactively with a distributed team

Shape software-define networking products for evolving data centre architectures to meet ever-increasing bandwidth, reliability, security, and interoperability demands

Write high-quality, well-designed and well-documented software

Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them

Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed organisation

Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind

Display technical leadership internally, towards our partners, and in the open source communities

Influence open-source projects and communities

Shape innovative product strategies

Work from home, with global travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks duration

What we are looking for in you

An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path

Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations

Knowledge of networking: architecture, design, and protocols

Deep understanding and passion for Linux networking, from kernel to user space

Professional experience with computer networks, including virtual networks, distributed systems as well as understanding of hardware offloading technologies.

Interest in systemd-networkd, NetworkManager, ModemManager, iwd, conman, bluez, iproute2, Open vSwitch, WireGuard and similar software components

Fluency in at least one of Golang, C/C++, Rust or Python

Professional written and spoken English

Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)

Interest in packaging software for Debian and Ubuntu

Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability

Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-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

Method of Application

Submit your CV and Application on Company Website

Closing Date : 31 August. 2024