MAAS Systems Engineer

4 weeks ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canonical Full time

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with colleagues in 75+ countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. We are hiring a MAAS Systems Engineer to focus on building tooling to increase data center operational efficiency. As a MAAS Systems Engineer in Canonical, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management and operations of our lab in the Toronto area, which we use for Ubuntu server certification of US-based silicon and server designs. You'll write and use software that deploys and configures servers and network switches, and solve difficult design problems related to doing this well and fast at scale.

This role is a combination of software engineering focusing on reliable automated hardware commissioning and deployment, as well as testing, troubleshooting, and experimentation focusing on improving reliability and performance of our software. You don't need to be an expert in all of these areas, but you need to be a good software engineer who is curious about complex distributed systems to succeed in this role. If you love hacking in your home lab, have good Python skills, and are curious about data center hardware, you will love this opportunity.

This role entails:

  • Use your Python development skills to develop the Metal as a Service (MAAS) software to work with a large variety of server and network hardware.
  • Actively expand MAAS functionality by creating integrations with testing and scheduling software such as Testflinger.
  • Contribute improvements and fixes to Testflinger.
  • Remotely operate a fully automated server lab with the latest server and network silicon from leading vendors, making sure it remains available to other teams.
  • Improve and extend hardware and network monitoring through automation.
  • Collaborate with other MAAS engineers, as well as data center hardware specialists, teams responsible for certifying hardware for Ubuntu, kernel engineers, and other teams who use the hardware lab.

What we are looking for in you:

  • STEM Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
  • Curiosity to find out why some systems misbehave, and drive to figure out how to make them behave.
  • Python programming experience.
  • Linux Administration experience.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English.
  • Ability to work with a globally distributed team of passionate engineers.
  • An exceptional academic track record from both high school and preferably university.
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Nice-to-have skills:

  • Mix of Rack and Virtual systems experience.
  • Troubleshooting skills.
  • Systematic approach to testing.
  • Love for performance engineering.
  • Data center operations experience.

What we offer colleagues:

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 recognize 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.

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