Site Reliability Engineer

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Canonical 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 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 globally 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 Site Reliability Engineer

Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure DevOps practices, raising the bar on what's possible with automation by embracing a model-driven approach, whether on-premise or on public clouds. We run hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes clusters, and applications for customers across both physical and public cloud estates. We identify and address incidents, monitor and observe applications, anticipate potential issues, and enable product refinement to ultimately achieve high-quality standards in our open source portfolio.

Location: Globally remote role

Role and responsibilities We deploy and run OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and open source applications, applying DevOps practices. Your work will encompass the entire stack, from bare-metal networking and kernel up to Kubernetes and open source applications. Automation is treated as a software engineering problem, driven by metrics and code.

To succeed in this role, you need to have a strong background in Linux, Python, networking, and knowledge of how clouds work. You will gain experience in a broad range of cloud technologies and stay current with the latest capabilities in open source infrastructure.

Responsibilities include identifying and addressing incidents, monitoring and observing applications, and enabling product refinement to achieve high-quality standards in our open source portfolio.

What we are looking for in you

Degree in software engineering or computer science

Python software development experience

Operational experience in Linux environments

Experience with Kubernetes deployment or operations

Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability

Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Bonus skills

Familiarity with OpenStack deployment or operations

Familiarity with public cloud deployment or operations

Familiarity with private cloud management

What we offer colleagues We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We adjust compensation every 6 months to ensure we recognize outstanding performance, and in addition to base pay, we offer annual bonuses. 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

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Every 6 months compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programs

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet your colleagues

Priority Pass and 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, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

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