Elegant Observability Architect

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm that has been at the forefront of the global shift towards open source. As the company behind Ubuntu, one of the most influential open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and cloud computing, we are driving innovation on a daily basis.

We recruit talented individuals from around the world and set high standards for those who join our team. We expect excellence in every aspect, as we strive to be the best in what we do.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced developer with a proven track record in Python and/or Go to join our Observability team. As part of this team, you will design and develop a cloud-native monitoring stack that integrates best-in-class open-source monitoring tools. This stack will be opinionated, resilient, and scalable, providing deep insights out of the box. The user experience will be polished and seamless for end-users, while administrators will enjoy smooth, lightweight operations.

The monitoring stack will be capable of monitoring applications running on various cloud technologies, including Kubernetes and OpenStack, as well as bare-metal, virtual machines, and containers. It will also leverage multiple data sources across different levels of the architecture, including Juju, to contextualize collected telemetry and deliver insights to users.

Your Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team to develop and implement new features
• Write, test, and document high-quality code to create new features and debug issues
• Review code produced by other engineers and contribute to open-source codebases
• Represent Canonical and the Charmed Observability Stack at conferences and events

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Proven understanding of observability and monitoring for keeping software running smoothly
• Strong working knowledge of modern monitoring technologies like Prometheus, Alertmanager, Grafana, Loki, Mimir, etc., and how they fit together
• Skilled Python developer with a track record in open-source development
• Working knowledge of Go and experience deploying, configuring, and using Kubernetes
• Comfortable contributing to open-source codebases maintained by other companies and driving consensus in groups of multiple stakeholders
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools
• Interest and experience with two or more of the following: Ubuntu Linux, container images, Debian packaging, snap, distributed systems

Benefits

• Fully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since 2004
• Personal learning and development budget of $2,000 per annum
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues at 'sprints'
• Priority Pass for travel and travel upgrades for long-haul company events