Backend System Architecture Specialist

The Microservices Engineer role is a challenging position for experienced engineers who want to work on back-end REST API microservices engineering in Go and Python.

We are looking for outstanding engineers with crisp and well-articulated views on APIs, microservice design, engineering processes and DevOps. The ideal candidate has experience with writing modern, maintainable software and collaborating with globally distributed teams.

This system architect role covers all levels of seniority and requires proficiency in Python and / or Go. As Ubuntu has been widely adopted by mainstream enterprise computing through the adoption of cloud and developer-centric tech strategy, the quality of services has become more important to customers and users.

Key areas of interest for us are:

• API design, documentation, and governance
• Database performance design considerations and skills
• Multi-region service delivery for resilience and performance
• Fuzzing and other proactive security analysis techniques
• Tracing and profiling for distributed systems insights
• Next-generation DevOps practices

Location: this role is open in every time zone.

• Write high-quality, well-designed, and robust software that works at scale
• Design APIs and software architecture for collegial review
• Write tests that validate software behaviour
• Build and maintain reliable, fault-tolerant applications and services
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Display technical leadership internally and within our external communities
• Debug issues and produce high-quality solutions to resolve them
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
• Discuss, contribute to, and collaborate across teams
• Work from home with global travel twice annually for company events

• 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
• Proficiency in Python and / or Go
• History of writing modern, maintainable software
• Experience with relational and non-relational database systems
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery experience
• Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
• 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

• Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Understanding of build systems and toolchains
• Experience with cross-compilation
• Experience with hyperscale public clouds and / or private clouds
• Experience with designing, building, and running distributed systems
• Performance engineering and security experience

Our compensation worldwide takes into account geographical location, experience, and performance. We revisit compensation annually 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 reflecting our values and goals.

• 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

At our company, we are changing the world of software by publishing one of the most important open-source projects and the platform for AI, IoT, and the cloud. Our platform is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence; to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.

We are an equal opportunity employer and foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.