This is a Containerization & Virtualisation Engineer role with one of the leading companies in AU right now Canonical with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at Canonical The OpenStack team deliver Charmed OpenStack, OVN / OVS and Ceph. This work brings cloud platform technologies to large-scale computing environments. These teams hire system level C/C++, Golang, Rust and Python developers to work on security-critical, performance-critical and mission-critical code, focused on software delivery, containers, security, sandboxing, application orchestration and management. Our teams are motivated to have a meaningful impact on modern cloud computing technologies. Location: we have remote container and virt engineering roles in every time zone. What you will focus on - Design and specify new features, building consensus on approach - Engage with upstream communities in your area of expertise - Conduct security analysis and reviews to ensure defence in depth - Create and monitor performance benchmarks to optimise your product - Collaborate proactively with a distributed team - Write high quality code to create new features - Debug issues and produce high quality code to fix them - Review code produced by other engineers - Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions What we are looking for in you - An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university - Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path - Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations - You have worked on open source virt or container tech - You have experience working in the kernel or very low level system - Professional written and spoken English - Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) - Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability - Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation - Excellent communication and presentation skills - Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments - Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each Additional skills we value - Performance engineering and security experience What we offer you We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to ensure we recognise outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. We balance our programs to meet local needs and ensure fairness globally. - 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 If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like Canonical. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at Canonical. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.