We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others'​. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation.
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Software Engineer - Packaging -Optimize Ubuntu Server
Foster a software ecosystem with seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users
Debug issues and facilitate their solution together with upstream projects
Evaluate contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards.
Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events
Play a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu via both - new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere
Own the maintenance of Ubuntu Server packages. Specifically but not limited to:
Traditional server workloads (web servers, databases, network services, etc)
Virtualisation and Containers
Package management and dependencies
Language runtimes and toolchains (python, golang, rust, etc)
Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers
Who you are
You love technology and working with brilliant people
You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree (or any higher)
You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Distribution Development; debugging issues in a wide range of software; creation of test environments and reproducibility steps; administration and optimization of complex workloads; coding in Python, Go or Rust; packaging or distributing software; Public clouds like AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud and, IBM Cloud
You enjoy switching projects frequently and learning about a wide range of technologies
Involvement in open source projects in the past a plus
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