Containerization Virtualisation Engineer
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description
Canonical is seeking talented software engineers with expertise in virtualization and container technology to develop and improve open source projects such as VMM, Docker images, LXD, and Kubernetes components, focusing on performance, security, and system-level innovations in a remote, distributed environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and specify new features for virtualization and container technologies
- Engage with upstream open source communities
- Conduct security analysis and reviews
- Create and monitor performance benchmarks
- Collaborate with a distributed team
- Write high-quality code to develop new features
- Debug issues and produce code fixes
- Review code from other engineers
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions
Requirements
- An 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
- Experience working on open source virtualization or container technology
- Experience working in the kernel or very low level system
- Professional written and spoken English
- Experience with Linux Debian or Ubuntu preferred
- 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
Benefits & Perks
Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus
Additional benefits reflecting company values and local needs
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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