Software Engineer - Python and K8s

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Productize internal Linux and open source workloads for real-time automated operations on Kubernetes, serving customers adopting cutting-edge cloud technology.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Python & Kubernetes)

Builds

Open source software operations code and monitoring/alerting infrastructure running on Kubernetes

Domain

Cloud computing, Linux stack, Open Source

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python development, Kubernetes, Linux systems administration, public cloud experience, Docker, software architecture, testing principles

Preferred skills

Distributed systems knowledge, Linux kernel/networking/virtualization expertise, agile practices

Technologies

Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux

Responsibilities

Design and deliver open source software operations code in Python, work across the Linux stack (kernel, networking, storage), shape application and infrastructure reliability, simplify open source operations for customers, demonstrate sound engineering design and testing principles, coach and develop colleagues

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work s