Python Engineer, Canonical
Data Center Hardware Integration
Enterprise open source solutions
Job no longer available
Enterprise open source solutions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
Canonical's mission is to make open source software available to people everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or Software Engineering
- Python programming experience
- Linux Administration experience
- Mix of Rack and Virtual systems experience
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively in English
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to manage competing priorities
- Ability to work with a globally distributed team of passionate engineers
What the job involves
- Own a fully automated server lab with the latest server and network silicon from leading vendors
- Use your Python development skills to develop the Metal as a Service (MAAS) software to work with a large variety of server and network hardware
- Actively expand MAAS functionality by creating integrations with testing and scheduling software such as Testflinger
- Manage the physical setup of the lab, ensure it is well structured and tidy, and execute changes either self or through remote hands
- Work to standardise processes, configurations, and procedures in cooperation with engineers in our other data centres
- Improve and extend hardware and network monitoring through automation
- Regularly update asset management tools to ensure accuracy and completeness of the lab’s hardware
- Update of equipment firmware when appropriate/needed
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Canonical originally started as a company to help distribute Ubuntu (an operating system based on Linux). It is now a leader in delivering open source to the world quickly, securely and cost effectively.
With a community of 200,000, Canonical publishes an operating system which runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Just some of its partners include Microsoft, HP, Dell, aws, and Intel.
The founder has highlighted that Canonical's biggest challenge has been that demand is bigger than the company’s ability to service it. Originally a not-for-profit, Canonical is now monetising and is planning to go public. It also announced its product Ubuntu has a comprehensive subscription version called Ubuntu Pro, likely to aid monetising efforts.
Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
18% female employees
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Aug 2013
$9.8m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $9.8m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
- Learning and personal professional development budget
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual leave
- Generous parental leave
- Priority Pass for travel
Company values
- Truly distributed: Exceptional, self-motivated, organised and passionate people deserve the freedom to live where they want. Our teams travel regularly to meet colleagues and customers.
- Best in class: We rate top for Linux security. We run more hosts, more workloads and more devices than anybody else, because we strive to do everything insightfully, properly, fairly, and openly
- Enterprise focused: The world is moving to Ubuntu – open source that's faster, cheaper and better. Empower engineers, secure precious data, share knowledge and lead the change
Company HQ
Southwark, London
Founders
Mark Shuttleworth
(CEO)Serial entrepreneur. Previously founded Thawte Consulting (sold to VeriSign for $575m)
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