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Job Description
A Software Support Engineer role focused on troubleshooting, resolving, and upstreaming issues related to Ubuntu and open source software stacks, including Linux, Kubernetes, OpenStack, Ceph, and more, supporting enterprise customers in a remote, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes
- Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical's Field, Support, and product engineering teams
- Participate in upstream open source communities
- Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and collaborate with upstream projects for inclusion
- Review code produced by other engineers
- Troubleshoot and drive issues to resolution with workarounds, guidance, and bug fixes
- Prioritize work and manage time effectively
- Contribute to process, tools, and documentation improvements
- Communicate technical information clearly and concisely
Requirements
- Resolve complex customer problems related to Ubuntu, Kernel, Ceph, OpenStack, or Kubernetes and other open source software
- Maintain a close working relationship with Canonical s Field, Support and product engineering teams
- Participate in upstream communities
- Develop bug fixes, backport patches, and work with upstream for inclusion
- Review code produced by other engineers
- Demonstrate good judgment in technical methods and techniques
- Prioritize work and manage your time effectively against those priorities
- Participate in team discussions to improve processes, tools, and documentation
- Maintain clear, technical and concise communications
- Work from home and travel internationally up to 10% of work time for team meetings, events and conferences
- Have an exceptional academic track record
- Have a background in Computer Science, STEM or similar field
- Have experience with Linux and open source software
- Have experience with at least one of Python, Go, C or C++ on Linux
- Have a drive to learn unfamiliar technology and deep-dive difficult issues
- Be willing to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events
Benefits & Perks
Compensation is based on geographical location, experience, and performance, with annual reviews and more frequent reviews for graduates and associates
Performance-driven annual bonus
Distributed work environment with remote work
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Wellness Platform
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
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