Software Engineer - Python - Container Images

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building and maintaining a portfolio of Ubuntu-based container images and implementing CI/CD automation for container-based DevOps.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Container Images & DevOps)

Builds

Production-grade OCI container images and automated build/test/publish pipelines

Domain

Open Source / Cloud Native / Containerization

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Linux systems administration, container image building, CI/CD systems, GitOps, container orchestration, open source development

Preferred skills

Go, security compliance assessment, cloud-native compatibility testing, architectural review, mentoring

Technologies

Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Concourse CI, Rocks (OCI)

Responsibilities

Build robust, scalable container images; Write tools and tests for security compliance and cloud-native compatibility; Participate in code and architectural review; Contribute to Python- and Go-based container-building tools; Mentor junior team members; Write documentation.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with leadership potential

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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