Software Engineer

Software Engineer - Python - Container Images 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 global 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. Canonical is building a new generation of Ubuntu‑based container images to simplify open‑source application deployment across the world. These container images will be free to use with long‑term security commitments, and engineered for performance, security and usability. As with Ubuntu, we will work in the open and welcome community participation. In this role, you will be building and maintaining an ever‑growing portfolio of container images while working with multiple teams, both inside and outside Canonical, to ensure they are of the highest quality and offer a seamless Ubuntu user experience. You will also be highly involved in the implementation and maintenance of the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery automation around these container images, for which you are expected to demonstrate deep insights into container‑based DevOps. You will contribute to fast‑moving products like Rocks (OCI images) and help steer and consolidate this growing team. You will gain experience with numerous container technologies and open source projects, where your feedback and contributions will be critical to driving widespread container adoption. As an engineer, your seniority will be based on your software development background and ability to lead junior team members. Location: EMEA Responsibilities Build robust, scalable, leading‑edge container images Work on automated CI/CD processes for building, testing and publishing our container images Write tools and tests for assessing security compliance and cloud‑native compatibility Participate in strong engineering process through code and architectural review Contribute, both as a user and developer, to the improvement of our Python‑ and Go‑based container‑building tools Provide technical feedback for the team's decision‑making process Engage with the open‑source community as a subject‑matter expert Grow our knowledge base and write documentation Work in a collaborative, agile and globally distributed environment Mentor and help hiring Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events Qualifications Knowledgeable and passionate about software development Team player with collaborative development experience Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse CI, etc.) Familiar with GitOps principles and workflows Track record of delivering timely, high‑quality software Experience building container images Mastery of at least one container management/orchestration tool (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) Experience with Python Experienced with Linux systems administration and package management Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts Clear technical and engineering discussion facilitation Belief that sharing is caring, and knowledge is power Skills range from Graduate to mid‑senior Software Engineer Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree Benefits Distributed work environment with twice‑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 Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr