Software Engineer - packaging - optimize Ubuntu Server at The Emirates Group in Dubai

Dubai Tax Free5 months agoFull-time External
292.9k - 331.9k / yr
Job Description: Responsibilities: • Collaborate proactively within a distributed team • Foster a software ecosystem with seamless user experience for all Ubuntu users • Debug issues and facilitate their solution together with upstream projects • Evaluate contributions of other engineers to maintain high-quality software standards • Work from home with global travel for 2 to 4 weeks for internal and external events • Play a role in shaping the future of Ubuntu via new ideas in your areas of interest and advising on work being done elsewhere • Own the maintenance of Ubuntu Server packages, including traditional server workloads (web servers, databases, network services, etc.), virtualization, containers, package management, and dependencies • Collaborate with other teams in the Ubuntu and Debian communities, with upstream projects, and commercially supported customers Requirements: • Bachelor’s or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree • Interest and experience with two or more of the following: Distribution Development; debugging issues in a wide range of software; creation of test environments and reproducibility steps; administration and optimization of complex workloads; coding in Python, Go, or Rust; packaging or distributing software; Public clouds like AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud • Involvement in open source projects in the past is a plus Who You Are: • Love technology and working with brilliant people • Curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable • Value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated Benefits: • Fully remote working environment • Global travel opportunities for internal and external events • Opportunity to shape the future of Ubuntu • Collaboration with experienced and skilled engineers • Learning and growth alongside the best engineers in the business