Ubuntu Software Engineer
Job description
Engineering role at Canonical working across the Ubuntu Engineering organisation on designing, building, packaging, integrating and shipping open source software for Ubuntu. Suitable for engineers at the mid point of their career with relevant skills to contribute to Ubuntu.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Work mode
- Remote · Worldwide
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Designing, building and shipping software in Rust, Go and Python
- Packaging, integrating, testing and uploading open source software to the Ubuntu repositories
- Debugging system-level issues and delivering robust solutions
- Authoring and improving technical and community documentation
- Contributing to upstream and neighboring open source projects
- Collaborating as part of a globally distributed team
- Mentoring their colleagues to build skills and understanding
- Developing and improving processes to more efficiently fulfill our goals
What we're looking for
- An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
- At least 2 to 4 years of professional software engineering experience post University
- Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
- A demonstrated passion for open source software
- Significant experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter or C/C++
- Professional written and spoken English
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each
Nice to have
- Experience with Linux distributions and distribution engineering
- Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
- Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation
- Performance or Security Engineering experience
Your team
Ubuntu Engineering
The four key teams that ship Ubuntu are Foundations, Server, Desktop and Debcrafters.
Benefits
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
- Annual compensation review
- Recognition rewards
- Annual holiday leave
- Maternity and paternity leave
- Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
- Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events
- Performance-driven annual bonus
How to get hired
- 1First round of interviews to identify specific teams where you might be an excellent fit
- 2Second-round interviews with those teams
Apply
About Canonical
A pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Its platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office based roles.
Mission
To be at the forefront of the global move to open source, publishing Ubuntu as the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- Publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects
- Remote-first company since its inception in 2004
- Founder led and profitable
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background