Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer

Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer Join to apply for the Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer role at 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 founder‑led, profitable and growing. This is a general selection process for software engineers focused on virtualisation and container technology — from the kernel through userspace. Apply if you are an exceptional Go, Rust, or C/C++ engineer and want to work on next‑generation open source VMM or container technology, or related open source networking and storage. Containerisation, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure have become essential for modern software deployments. We invest in open source related to application isolation, workload orchestration, system or OCI containers, micro‑service architecture, or cloud infrastructure. Current Projects RustVMM: a new hypervisor for Linux focused on performance, security and operability. Work in Rust and apply your expertise in VMM and kernel networking and storage. Rockcraft: designing an elevated Docker image experience for the open source community. LXD: a modern system container and virtual machine manager used on Ubuntu, ChromeOS and other Linux platforms. Kubernetes product team: building MicroK8s and Charmed Kubernetes, plus operations tooling. OpenStack team: delivering Charmed OpenStack, OVN/OVS and Ceph to large‑scale computing environments. What You Will Focus On Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach. Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise. Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence in depth. Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimise your product. Collaborate proactively with a distributed team. Write high‑quality code to create new features. Debug issues and produce high‑quality code to fix them. Review code produced by other engineers. Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions. What We Are Looking For in You An exceptional academic track record from 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 exceeding expectations. Open‑source experience with virtualisation or container technology. Experience working in the kernel or very low‑level system. Professional written and spoken English. Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred). 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. Additional Skills We Value Performance engineering and security experience. What We Offer You We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance‑driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits that reflect our values and ideals, ensuring fairness globally. 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. Employee Assistance Programme. Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet 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 on a daily basis. Canonical has been a remote‑first company 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 create 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr