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• Position: Golang Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation / API


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Description

• We are hiring a Golang software engineer to help with the development of additional services to bring LXD’s scalability to the next level. We are looking for developers with experience in REST API design/implementation and a good background in database design and data management/modeling.


• The LXD team is responsible for the design, development and evolution of LXD, a modern system container and virtual machine manager that is widely used on Ubuntu, ChromeOS and other Linux platforms. LXD components span the entire software stack from low-level kernel features to the upper level management REST API and CLI.


• This is an opportunity for someone who wants to have a meaningful impact on modern cloud computing technologies. Canonical offers a fun, fast-paced team environment and a career full of learning and development.

What you will do

• Design, implement and document REST APIs inside a Go codebase


• Model data, design database schemas and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database


• Integrate with external REST APIs and other external services (logging, monitoring, …)


• 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.

Requirements

Who you are:

• You have a Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree


• You are curious, flexible, articulate and accountable


• You value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated


• You have experience programming in Go


• You have experience in designing or implementing REST APIs


• You have database and data modeling experience


• You have experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community.