Site Reliability Engineer

Overview

Site Reliability Engineer role at Canonical. 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 across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We have 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and many roles are not office-based. Teams meet in person 2–4 times per year to align on strategy and execution. The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We are hiring a Site Reliability Engineer. Our goal is to perfect enterprise infrastructure DevOps practices, raising the bar on automation by embracing a model-driven approach, whether on‑premise or on public clouds.

Location : Globally remote role.

The role

We deploy and run OpenStack, Kubernetes, storage solutions, and open source applications, applying DevOps practices. You will work with the full stack from bare‑metal networking and the kernel up to Kubernetes and open source applications. You will gain exposure to core technologies such as OpenStack, Kubernetes, security standards, and open source products like Kubeflow, Kafka, OpenSearch, databases, and more. Automation is treated as a software engineering problem, driven by metrics and code.

To succeed, you need a strong background in Linux, Python, and networking, with knowledge of how clouds work. You should be comfortable working in operations with mission-critical services for global brand-name customers.

As part of the team, you will gain experience across a broad range of cloud technologies and stay current with the latest capabilities in open source infrastructure.

What we are looking for in you

• Degree in software engineering or computer science
• Python software development experience
• Operational experience in Linux environments
• Experience with Kubernetes deployment or operations
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

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What we offer colleagues

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. We recruit on a global basis and set high standards for new hires. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges 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 creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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