Senior Software Engineer - Telco at Canonical Ghana

About The Job

Job Summary
Canonical is seeking an experienced Python developer to build the world's best open-source portfolio of integrated, secure and reliable software for the telecommunications industry. 

• Work with upstream open source projects, alongside internal teams to deliver high-quality software that can be deployed on bare metal, public cloud and Kubernetes.
• Bring your experience with Python, Linux, Kubernetes and Telecommunications software to help us transform the future of network automation.
• Help the growing engineering team at Canonical bring the cutting edge of open-source software into the telecommunications sector. 
• As an engineer on the team, you'll bring significant software development experience, public cloud and Kubernetes experience and a keen eye for software design and architecture.
• You will be involved in all the aspects of the software development process: 
  • you will design software, write high-quality code and tests, provide insightful code reviews, write documentation and help to troubleshoot issues.
• In addition to the engineering behind the project itself, you'll have the chance to work with industry-leading teams inside Canonical, ensuring your work is backed by rock-solid data stores, and highly observable using our Kubernetes-based Observability stack. 
• You'll work with broader open-source communities, participating in "hackfest" events, webinars and conferences.

What your day will look like:

• Write high-quality, rigorously designed Python software
• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
• Display technical leadership internally and within our external communities
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
• Contribute to technical documentation that define best practices for authoring high-quality operators
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions

What we are looking for in you:

• You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree
• You have deep experience and history of writing modern, maintainable Python
• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• You have interest and experience with two or more of the following: Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, Debian packaging, scalable web services
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring:

• You have experience developing open-source networking software (Ex. OSM, Magma, ONOS, ONAP, OAI)
• You have 5G specific knowledge and practical implementation

What we offer you:

• Your base pay will depend on various factors including your geographical location, level of experience, knowledge and skills. 
• In addition to the benefits above, certain roles are also eligible for additional benefits and rewards including annual bonuses and sales incentives based on revenue or utilisation. 
• Our compensation philosophy is to ensure equity right across our global workforce.
• In addition to a competitive base pay, we provide all team members with additional benefits, which reflect our values and ideals. 
• Please note that additional benefits may apply depending on the work location and, for more information on these, please ask your Talent Partner.
• Fully remote working environment - we've been working remotely since 2004!
• Personal learning and development budget of 2,000USD 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