Software Engineer (Linux/Python or Go) - Container Images Job 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 Position: Software Engineer (Linux/Python or Go) - Container Images

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

What you'll do

  • Build robust, scalable, leading-edge container images
  • Work on automated Ci/CD processes for building, testing and publishing our container images
  • Write tools and tests for assessing security compliance and cloud-native compatibility
  • Engage with the open-source community as a subject-matter expert
  • Grow our knowledge base and write documentation
  • Work in a collaborative, agile and globally distributed environment
  • Work in Python and/or Go to deliver new functionalities to our container-building tools
  • Participate in strong engineering process through code and architectural review
  • Provide technical feedback for the team's decision-making process
  • Mentor and help hiring
  • Work from home with global travel up to 15% for internal and external events

Who you are - at least some of those statements apply to you:

  • You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree.
  • You are knowledgeable and passionate about software development
  • You are a team player and have experience in collaborative development
  • You have worked with CI/CD systems (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse CI, etc.)
  • You have a track record of delivering timely, high-quality software
  • You have experience with container images and containerised operations
  • You master at least one container management/orchestration tool (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • You have significant experience with Python and/or Go
  • You are experienced with Linux systems administration and package management
  • You have strong written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts
  • You bring clarity to technical and engineering discussions
  • You are someone who strongly believes that sharing is caring, and knowledge is power
  • Your skills range from those of a Graduate to a mid-senior Software