Web Developer
Job description
Web Developer role at Canonical building and maintaining high-fidelity websites and web apps with HTML, CSS (SCSS), JavaScript, React and TypeScript, working with UX and visual designers.
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time · Employee (employment agreement)
- Work mode
- Remote · Europe, Middle East, Africa
What you'll do
- Create high fidelity websites and web apps using the latest incarnations of HTML, CSS (SCSS) and Javascript (React and TypeScript)
- Help maintain existing projects including updating content and adding new pages
- Manage incoming requests for updates and liaise with or delegate to other people as necessary
- Ensure the standard of output remains high and consistent across the whole product portfolio
- Ensure new pages are published according to specification and in compliance with the web style guide
- Participate in and contribute to the living style guide, Vanilla Framework
- Work closely with UX designers and visual designers to implement exemplary user experiences
What we're looking for
- Demonstrable experience of work on modern web applications
- A strong understanding of HTML, CSS with SCSS and JavaScript
- Experience with Javascript components libraries
- Experience with TypeScript
- Experience with responsive user interfaces for a wide range of devices and browsers
- Experience with Git or other version control systems
- Awareness of SEO best practice
- Consideration of accessibility in all aspects of your work
- A strong understanding of web performance in complex user interfaces
- Ability to interact with UX, designers and server-side developers
- Curiosity about technology and a thirst to learn
- Based in EMEA timezones (Europe, the Middle East and Africa)
- University degree or equivalent education
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Linux desktop technologies
- Server-side languages, such as Python or NodeJS
- Experience working on a large scale React (with TypeScript) project
- A history of open source contributions
- Relevant work experience
Your team
Web team
Works in a multi-disciplinary environment with visual designers, UX designers and other developers to bring exciting new web projects to life.
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 or commission
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About Canonical
The company that publishes Ubuntu
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 make open source software available to people everywhere.
Key facts
- 1200+ colleagues
- 2004
- Open source software and operating systems
- 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries
- Very few office-based roles; most colleagues have worked from home since inception in 2004
- Teams meet two to four times yearly in person
- Founder-led, profitable, and growing
- Publishes Ubuntu
What they value
- Excellence
- Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background
- Fair consideration for all applicants