We are hiring a Golang software engineer to help with the development of additional services to bring LXD's scalability to the next level. We are looking for developers with experience in REST API design/implementation and a good background in database design and data management/modeling.The LXD team is responsible for the design, development and evolution of LXD, a modern system container and virtual machine manager that is widely used on Ubuntu, ChromeOS and other Linux platforms. LXD components span the entire software stack from low-level kernel features to the upper level management REST API and CLI.This is an opportunity for someone who wants to have a meaningful impact on modern cloud computing technologies. Canonical offers a fun, fast-paced team environment and a career full of learning and development.**What you will do**:- Design, implement and document REST APIs inside a Go codebase- Model data, design database schemas and implement data storage in a dqlite (SQL) database- Integrate with external REST APIs and other external services (logging, monitoring,)- Maintain code quality through static analysis, unit and system tests- Collaborate proactively with a distributed team- Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks/year for internal and external events**Who you are**:- You are curious, flexible, articulate and accountable- You value soft skills and are enterprising, thoughtful and self-motivated- You have a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree- You have experience programming in Go- You have experience in designing or implementing REST APIs- You have database and data modeling experience- You have experience with two or more of: cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source communityCanonical is a growing international software company that works with the open-source community to deliver Ubuntu, the world's best free software platform. Our services help businesses worldwide to reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security with Ubuntu.LI-Remote #Stack