Software Engineer

Software Engineer - Python - Container Images

Posted 2 days ago

Software Engineer - Python - Container Images

Dubai, AE

Junior

Salary Range : To be discussed

Full Job Description

Summary

Canonical seeks a Software Engineer to develop and maintain Ubuntu-based container images, ensuring high quality and seamless user experience while engaging with global teams.

Description

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.

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.

In this role, you'll be developing the tools and technology for building and maintaining this new generation of container images. You'll work with multiple teams to ensure we deliver container images with the highest quality while maintaining a seamless Ubuntu user experience. You will also be involved in the implementation and maintenance of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery automation around these container images, demonstrating deep insights into container-based DevOps.

This role entails :

• 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
• Work in Python to deliver new functionalities to our container-building tools
• Participate in strong engineering processes through code and architectural review
• 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 with hiring
• Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

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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 are changing the world daily. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.

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