System Software Engineer - Ubuntu Networking at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: System Software Engineer - Ubuntu Networking

Location: Lagos

Description

• The Ubuntu Foundations Team delivers and maintains the core of the Ubuntu system, the base for the entire Ubuntu family of products and services.
• Ubuntu strives to deliver the latest and best free software components, in an easy-to-use and highly reliable form. We build on the technical excellence of Debian and bring additional focus and shape to the solutions we offer industry.
• As a Linux System Engineer, you will maintain and integrate core components involved in the network stack of the Ubuntu Distribution.
• You will be discussing design with other team members, upstream projects, mentor less senior engineers and participate in code reviews and design reviews.
• You will also be working with other teams to ensure architecture decisions improve the overall performance and experience of Ubuntu.

Responsibilities 
What your day will look like:

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Shape software-defined networking products for evolving data centre architectures to meet ever-increasing bandwidth, reliability, security, and interoperability demands
• Write high-quality, well-designed and well-documented software
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed organisation
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
• Display technical leadership internally, towards our partners, and in the open source communities
• Influence open-source projects and communities
• Shape innovative product strategies
• Work from home, with global travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks duration

Requirements 
What we are looking for in you:

• An exceptional academic track record from both 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 going above and beyond expectations
• Knowledge of networking: architecture, design, and protocols
• Deep understanding and passion for Linux networking, from kernel to user space
• Professional experience with computer networks, including virtual networks, and distributed systems as well as an understanding of hardware offloading technologies.
• Interest in system-network, NetworkManager, ModemManager, iwd, conman, blues, iproute2, Open vSwitch, WireGuard and similar software components
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, C/C++, Rust or Python
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Interest in packaging software for Debian and Ubuntu
• 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

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.