Golang / C Software Engineer at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical delivers 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: Golang / C Software Engineer - Backing Store for MicroK8s

Location: Lagos

Description

• We are hiring a software developer to focus on MicroK8s’ backing store, a specialized distributed database designed on top of dqlite, Canonical’s distributed SQL database. As a member of the Kubernetes team, you will design and implement features and enhancements to the backing store, become a dqlite specialist and optimize its use in the context of Kubernetes.
• You will gain familiarity with the latest features in Kubernetes and look to incorporate the best of open-source for our end-users. You will collaborate with industry peers and partners to bring the right solutions to our customers
• This is an exciting opportunity for a Software Engineer passionate about open source, Linux, C, Golang, SQLite and Kubernetes. Come build a rewarding, meaningful career working with the best and brightest people in technology at Canonical, the growing international software company behind Ubuntu.

What You Will Do

• Design and develop features and enhancements to MicroK8s’ backing store
• Optimize MicroK8s’ backing store performance
• Identify and describe potential feature requests for dqlite 
• Engage with the open source community and commercial partners
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events

Who You Are

• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have C/Golang programming experience
• You have experience with key/value and SQL databases
• You have experience with Kubernetes
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with consensus algorithms (preferably with Raft) is a plus

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.