System Software Engineer - C / C++ / Rust / Kernel

We are hiring a systems-level C programmer to focus performance critical, and security-critical, low level system libraries critical to Linux container capabilities. We are also interested in Rust for system-level programming in Ubuntu and more widely in Canonical.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 features in low level system container libraries (LXC and LXCFS)- 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 with system programming in C on Linux- You have knowledge or interest in Linux kernel features like namespaces, cgroups, networking or storage- You have experience with two or more of cloud computing, virtualisation, containers, distributed systems, open source community.Canonical 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