Overview 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 iot. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing, with a distributed workforce of 1200 colleagues in 75 countries and very few office-based roles. We are hiring a software engineer to contribute to the development of juju, a large open-source go project that powers complex distributed software systems across the world. Juju is the engine behind model-driven operations, providing a means to operate complex software on public cloud, private cloud, kubernetes, and bare-metal. Combined with the ops framework, juju provides a complete solution for applications and infrastructure management. Many internal and external teams depend on juju to deliver their products and services, from canonical managed solutions to fortune 500 companies. Location: this is a globally remote role. Responsibilities contribute to the design, delivery, and support of features in a highly concurrent, highly distributed system that drives cloud automation and software operations at scale. Collaborate proactively with a distributed team. Debug issues and interact with upstream communities publicly. Work with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fields. Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions. Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events. Qualifications excellent communication skills in english, both verbal and written, especially in online environments. An exceptional academic track record from high school and preferably university. Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events. Additional skills that you might also bring the following skills may be helpful in the role, but we don\'t expect everyone to bring all of them. Experience with container technologies (docker, lxd, kubernetes, etc.). Solid networking background and experience. Experience with agile software development methodologies. Experience in the linux and open-source software world. Experience with configuration management software (ansible, chef, puppet, et al.). Working knowledge of cloud computing. Experience with software packaging (debian, snaps). Programming with, and operating, sql and nosql databases. Experience working on a distributed team on an open source project, including community contributions. Demonstrated track record of open source contributions. What we offer you we tailor compensation based on location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and a performance-driven bonus. We offer additional benefits that reflect our values and ensure fairness globally. Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints. Personal learning and development budget of usd 2,000 per year. Annual compensation review. Recognition rewards. Annual leave, including maternity and paternity leave. Employee assistance programme. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues. Travel upgrades for long-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 recruit globally and set high standards for joining the company. We expect excellence and strive to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since 2004. Working at canonical challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and learn new skills. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer j-18808-ljbffr