.The role of a Senior Software Engineer at CanonicalAs a senior software engineer, you'll be an integral part of the team, driving process improvement, assisting the manager in running the team, coaching and developing colleagues with less experience, as well as owning functional areas from design and implementation all the way to support and maintenance.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, our OpenStack and cloud delivery teams, to Fortune 500 companies.Location: This is a Globally remote role.What your day will look likeOwn 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 teamDebug issues and interact with upstream communities publiclyWork with helpful and talented engineers including experts in many fieldsDiscuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutionsCoach and develop team members with less experience, actively contributing to building and maintaining a first-class engineering team.Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external eventsWhat we are looking for in youProven track record of professional software delivery using Go.Excellent communication skills in the English language, both verbal and written, especially in online environmentsAn exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably universityExperience with agile software development methodologiesWillingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal eventsAdditional skills that you might also bringThe following skills may be helpful to you in the role, but we don't expect everyone to bring all of them.Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)Experience doing development in C, C++, Rust, or other low-level programming languages.Solid networking background and experienceExperience in the Linux and open-source software worldExperience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, Puppet, et al.)Working knowledge of cloud computingPassionate about software quality and testingExperience with packaging (Debian, snaps)Programming with, and operating, SQL and NoSQL databasesExperience working on a distributed team on an open source project -- even if that is community open source contributions.Demonstrated track record of Open Source contributionsWhat we offer youWe consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide
