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• Position: Golang System Software Engineer - Containers / Virtualisation


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

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. We are looking for system-level developers with experience in 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 system level Go code


• Model data, design database schemas 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

Who you are

• 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