Software Engineer - L3 Support at Canonical
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Canonical is hiring a software engineer - l3 support focused on third-level support and engineering for Ubuntu products.
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- Location
- Remote
- Advertised region
- Home based - Worldwide
- Work arrangement
- remote
- Technologies
- Python, C++, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Go
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Role overview
Canonical’s L3 engineering team resolves customer issues that require code-level fixes in Ubuntu and its open-source stack. Work spans bare metal, virtualization, containers, storage, networking and cloud applications.
Responsibilities
- Investigate complex Ubuntu, kernel, Ceph, OpenStack and Kubernetes problems and provide workarounds or upstream bug fixes.
- Develop and backport patches, review code and coordinate with field, support, product and upstream teams.
- Improve documentation and tools; travel internationally for meetings and events up to about 10% of work time.
Qualifications
- Linux and open-source experience, with Python, Go, C or C++ development on Linux.
- Computer science or related technical background and willingness to learn unfamiliar systems.
- Clear technical communication and willingness to travel for periodic team events.
Technology in this role
- Python: Linux and open-source experience, with Python, Go, C or C++ development on Linux.
- Kubernetes: Investigate complex Ubuntu, kernel, Ceph, OpenStack and Kubernetes problems and provide workarounds or upstream bug fixes.
Benefits
- The employer lists a USD 2,000 annual learning budget, performance bonus, leave and parental leave, employee assistance and twice-yearly team gatherings.
About Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu and builds commercial and open-source technology for cloud, data, AI and connected-device environments. The company describes itself as globally distributed and says most colleagues work from home.
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