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