Canonical

Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure - Kafka

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over 1 year ago
Remote, WorldwideEntry Level / Mid Level / Senior
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Responsibilities

  • Write high-quality, idiomatic Python code to create new features.
  • Create and automate infrastructure features for data platforms, including fault-tolerant replication, TLS, installation, and backups.
  • Debug issues and interact publicly with upstream communities.
  • Collaborate proactively with a distributed global team and internal experts.
  • Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

Requirements

  • Proven hands-on software development experience using Python.
  • Proven hands-on experience with distributed systems such as Kafka and Spark.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar field.
  • Willingness to travel up to four times a year for internal events.
  • Additional experience with SQL or NoSQL data platforms, Linux systems administration, package management, infrastructure operations, public or private cloud, OpenStack, or Kubernetes is advantageous.

Benefits

  • Fully remote working environment.
  • Personal learning and development budget of 2,000 USD per annum.
  • Annual compensation review.
  • Recognition rewards.
  • Annual holiday leave.
  • Parental leave.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues twice a year.
  • Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
  • Global travel for 2 to 4 weeks per year for internal and external events.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaApache SparkElasticsearchKubernetesLinuxMongoDBMySQLOpenStackPostgreSQLPythonRedisSQL

Categories

BackendData EngineeringDevOps
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About Canonical

1,001-5,000 employees

Canonical publishes Ubuntu, a widely used Linux operating system for servers, cloud, desktops, and edge/IoT, along with tooling for containers, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and AI. It sells enterprise support, security maintenance, managed services, and certifications to businesses, governments, and hardware makers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in London, the privately held company supplies Ubuntu images and tooling to major public clouds and silicon partners.

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