Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

🕒 April 1

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Canonical

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2004

Open Source • Cloud • AI

Canonical is the company behind Ubuntu, the world's most popular open-source operating system, which provides fast, modern, and secure Linux solutions for desktops, servers, and cloud environments. They offer a comprehensive set of products and services, including Ubuntu Desktop, Ubuntu Server, cloud solutions such as OpenStack, and tools for managing containerized applications with Kubernetes. Canonical focuses on making open-source technology reliable and accessible across various industries, from IoT and AI to enterprise infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Leading design and architecture of an impactful open source project • Coding in Golang, Rust, Python, C/C++ or Typescript / React • Collaborating proactively with a globally distributed team • Mentoring, developing and advising colleagues in their career progression • Displaying technical leadership in Canonical and our communities • Debugging issues and producing high-quality code to fix them • Contributing to technical documentation with the aim to make it the best of its kind • Working from home with global travel twice annually for company events

🎯 Requirements

• 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 • Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations • Technical leadership as well as team motivation, direction and pace • Deep experience with at least one of Go, Rust, Python or C • Conscientiousness and detail orientation, with a focus on performance • Excellent communication skills including professional written and spoken English • Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability • Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

🏖️ 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