Software Engineer, Ceph Distributed Storage
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description
A Software Engineer at Canonical will develop and maintain distributed storage solutions, primarily focusing on Ceph, using Python and Golang, while collaborating with a global team to build scalable systems and contribute to open source projects in a remote, international environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Write high-quality, rigorously designed Python and Golang software
- Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
- Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
- Contribute to technical documentation defining best practices
- Discuss ideas and collaborate on developing solutions
- Develop and maintain software for the delivery, operations, and lifecycle management of Ceph storage
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar field.
- Experience with writing modern, maintainable Python code.
- Experience with Ceph storage.
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.
- Ability to write high quality, rigorously designed Python and Golang software.
- Ability to collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team.
- Ability to debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them.
- Ability to contribute to technical documentation that defines best practices for authoring high quality operators.
- Ability to discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
- Experience in developing and maintaining software for delivery, operations, and life-cycle management of Ceph storage.
- Interest and experience with two or more of the following: Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC LXD, Python, Go, Debian packaging.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and performance-driven bonuses
Work schedule involves remote work with opportunities for international travel several times a year, usually for one week at a time
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Annual personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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