Software-Defined Networking Engineer at Canonical

• At Canonical you will have the opportunity to engage with the broader open-source community and industry leading partners in developing future-proof networking solutions. We're looking for individuals who can help build a thriving community, contribute to a broad range of technologies, and contribute to the deployment of Ubuntu, Ubuntu Core, OpenStack, LXD, MAAS and MicroK8s across a broad range of devices and use cases. 

These roles include:

• Kernel Networking Software Engineer
• OVN Software Engineer
• SmartNIC Software Engineer
• Top-of-Rack (ToR) Software Engineer
• SoNIC or DENT Software Engineer
• Telco Software Engineer
• Kubernetes Software Engineer

Location: we have networking software engineering roles in every time zone

What your day will look like

• Work with the most advanced operating systems and network application technologies available
• Collaborate with public clouds and network silicon providers
• Design and implement the best software-defined networking experience for the latest hardware platforms and software stacks
• Write high-quality, well-designed and well-documented software
• Contribute to shape innovative product strategies 
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed organisation
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
• Display technical leadership internally, towards our partners, and in the open source communities
• Influence open-source projects and communities
• Shape software-define networking products for evolving data centre architectures to meet ever-increasing bandwidth, reliability, security, and interoperability demands
• Work from home, with global travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks duration

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
• Knowledge of networking: architecture, design, and protocols
• Deep understanding of Linux networking, from kernel to user space
• Fluency in at least one of Golang, C/C++, Rust or Python
• 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 that you might also bring

• Familiarity with existing open source networking technologies - kernel (including eBPF, AF_XDP), OVS, OVN, SoNIC, DENT, Switchdev, DPDK, SPDK, 5G 3GPP, ONF stack, iwd, NetworkManager, etc.
• Familiarity with data path hardware acceleration protocols and interfaces, such as RDMA, RoCE, iWARP, NVMe, SR-IOV
• Computer architecture knowledge of x86, ARM, and RISC-V
• Experience in complex IP network engineering and implementation
• Experience with virtualization technologies, e.g., QEMU, KVM, etc.
• Previous contribution to open source projects and community involvement
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Cloud-native Network Functions, and Container Network Interface plugins
• Performance engineering and security experience