Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

pCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is very widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution. /p pThe company is founder-led, profitable, and growing. /p pThis is a general track for Senior+ (Senior/Staff/Principal) Engineers in any team at Canonical. After the first round of interviews we will establish which teams might be an excellent fit, and progress your application with them. /p pAt Canonical a Senior+ Engineer is not only an outstanding software architect and coder, they also demonstrate the leadership qualities needed to rally a team or department to ship outstanding products. A Senior+ Engineer partners with other Engineering leaders (Managers, Directors, VPs) to take joint responsibility for outcomes at team, department and company level. We hire based on academic results and proven execution, and we select those with a passion for open-source software, innovation, and cutting-edge technology. In this role, you will make a significant contribution in Canonical's portfolio through high-quality code, technical leadership, team motivation and direction, exceptional design, and crisp documentation. /p pAs a Senior+ Engineer you'll drive the architecture, design and evolution of high-impact open source software. Our teams work at every level of the stack. From the kernel and system software at the core of Ubuntu through to major language runtimes and the bleeding-edge of cloud automation and distributed systems, you'll have the opportunity to work on complex but highly rewarding projects. Our teams also build the services which deliver Ubuntu to the world, on cloud, devices, servers and PCs. /p pAdditionally, this role will give you the opportunity to engage with the broader open-source community. We're looking for individuals who can help build a thriving community, contribute to a broad range of technologies, and ensure seamless software operations at scale. /p pLocation: we have remote opportunities for Senior Engineers in every time zone. /p h3The role entails /h3 ul liLeading design and architecture of an impactful open source project /li liCoding in Golang, Rust, Python, C/C++ or Typescript / React /li liCollaborating proactively with a globally distributed team /li liMentoring, developing and advising colleagues in their career progression /li liDisplaying technical leadership in Canonical and our communities /li liDebugging issues and producing high-quality code to fix them /li liContributing to technical documentation with the aim to make it the best of its kind /li liWorking from home with global travel twice annually for company events /li /ul h3What we are looking for in you /h3 ul liAn exceptional academic track record from both high school and university /li liUndergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path /li liDrive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations /li liTechnical leadership as well as team motivation, direction and pace /li liDeep experience with at least one of Go, Rust, Python or C /li liConscientiousness and detail orientation, with a focus on performance /li liExcellent communication skills including professional written and spoken English /li liExcellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability /li liAbility to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each /li /ul h3Nice-to-have skills /h3 pDepending on your eventual team, you might also bring experience with /p ul liContainer technologies such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes /li liHighly concurrent, distributed systems /li liPerformance engineering – from kernel to web – benchmarks, optimization /li liSoftware security – fuzzing, tabletop threat models, analysis, audit /li liBuild systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation /li liPublic clouds or OpenStack /li liDebian/Ubuntu packaging /li liSystems programming or scalable web services /li liDeep quality and test engineering /li liWeb or Flutter front-end experience /li liREST and gRPC API experience /li liSQL and NoSQL data store expertise /li /ul h3What

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