Container Image Developer

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, is seeking a talented software engineer to join their innovative container image development team. This role focuses on building a new generation of Ubuntu-based container images that will revolutionize open-source application deployment worldwide.

As a Container Image Developer, you'll be at the forefront of developing tools and technology for building and maintaining secure, high-performance container images. You'll collaborate with multiple teams to ensure delivery of top-quality containers while maintaining the seamless Ubuntu user experience. The role involves significant work with CI/CD automation and requires deep insights into container-based DevOps.

You'll contribute to cutting-edge products like Rocks (OCI images) and Chisel, helping to shape the direction of this new team. The position offers exposure to various container technologies and involves participating in exploratory tasks where your input will be crucial for decision-making.

Canonical offers a unique work environment as a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, with over 1100 colleagues across 75+ countries. The company maintains a remote-first culture with team meetings 2-4 times yearly in interesting locations worldwide. As a profitable, founder-led company, Canonical provides excellent growth opportunities and competitive compensation.

The ideal candidate will bring strong software development skills, experience with CI/CD systems, containerization technologies, and Python programming. You'll work on building robust, scalable container images, implement automated CI/CD processes, and engage with the open-source community as a subject matter expert.

Benefits include a personal learning budget, annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, and comprehensive leave policies. The role offers the opportunity to work with industry leaders in open source technology while contributing to Ubuntu, one of the most important platforms for AI, IoT, and cloud computing.

Join Canonical to be part of a company that's changing the world through open source technology, offering a challenging and rewarding career path in a diverse, inclusive environment that values excellence and innovation.