Software Engineer - OpenStack at Canonical Nigeria

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 of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home 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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineer - OpenStack

Location: Lagos

Description

• This is an exciting opportunity for a software engineer passionate about open-source software, Linux, and OpenStack.
• Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, a growing international software company.
• As a software engineer on the OpenStack Engineering team, you’ll be building Charmed OpenStack and Ceph, a suite of open-source Python-based charms for deploying and managing OpenStack and Ceph. 
• Your work will bring cloud platform technologies to a wide range of users and computing environments, from desktops to bare metal servers.
• This role requires a Python software developer with a passion for automating infrastructure as code.
• Applicants should be passionate about the future of the software-defined datacenter, distributed systems, and open source. Canonical is a globally distributed team of engineers who share that passion, and you will need to work well in that context.  
• Engineers who thrive at Canonical are mindful of the dynamics of the open-source ecosystem and equally aware of the needs of large, innovative organizations. 
• This job involves international travel several times a year, usually for one week at a time.

What You’ll Do

• 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
• Ensure the success of OpenStack and Ceph on multiple architectures
• Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events

Requirements
Who you are:

• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree
• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• You have experience with Python
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux - kernel or userspace, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, AI/ML, QEMU/KVM, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, C, Postgresql, Mongo, Debian packaging, scalable web services
• You have experience with non-x86 architectures, including s390, arm64, power and others
• You have experience with OpenStack, OVN, Openvswitch and other related cloud technologies

What Canonical Offers

• Learning and Development
• Annual Compensation Review
• Recognition Rewards
• Annual Leave
• Priority Pass for travel
• Flexible working option.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.