Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office‑based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

Location: Globally remote role.

We are hiring a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to drive next‑gen operations at scale, employing pure Python infrastructure‑as‑code from bare metal to containers and applications. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure DevOps by running hundreds of private cloud, Kubernetes, and application clusters for customers across physical and public cloud estates, and by raising the bar on automation with a universal operator pattern and model‑driven operations.

Our cloud operations engineers bring Python software‑engineering skills and rigor to the operations domain. We practise devsecops from bare metal to application, architect and run OpenStack, Kubernetes, and software‑defined storage, and enable devsecops for applications running on that infrastructure.

To become a member of this team, you must be a software engineer fluent in Python, have a genuine interest in the full open‑source infrastructure stack from metal to containers, and be able to work in a high‑pressure operations environment with mission‑critical services for global brand‑name customers.

As a member of the team you will gain experience in a broad range of cloud technologies. We evolve our offerings as the state of the art improves, so you can stay current with the latest capabilities in open‑source infrastructure. We drive upgrades to keep our customers on the latest, best solutions.

• Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience with Linux and familiarity with Linux networking and storage
• Python software development expertise
• Operational experience
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

• Experience with OpenStack or Kubernetes deployment or operations
• Familiarity with public or private cloud management

• 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

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 smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to 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.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology; Industries: Software Development