Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation

Overview Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is founder led, profitable and growing, with a remote-first approach and teams in 70 countries. The mission of the LXD team is to build a next-generation private cloud infrastructure, combining KVM, Ceph, and SDN technologies to create a data center scale cloud for edge and core enterprise deployments. We are hiring a Golang software engineer to work on the low level Go codebase sitting between our REST API and the low level C libraries used to manage containers and virtual machines. LXD components span the entire software stack from low-level kernel features to the upper level management API/CLI. This is an opportunity to have a meaningful impact on modern cloud computing technologies in a fun, fast-paced team environment with opportunities for learning and development. Responsibilities Design, implement and document system level Go code Model data, design database schema and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database Maintain code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests Collaborate proactively with a distributed team Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events Qualifications You have experience programming in Go and C You are knowledgeable in networking and storage technologies You have experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community You are curious, flexible, articulate and accountable You value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated You have a bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree What we offer Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person 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 Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events About Canonical Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, we recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game. Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration. J-18808-Ljbffr

Location: Curitiba, Paraná, BR

Posted Date: 9/17/2025