Canonical

Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer

Canonical

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

GoOpen SourcePythonReactRustTypeScript

About the role

  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
GolangRustPythonCC++TypescriptReactdebuggingtechnical documentationsoftware architecture
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationinterpersonal skillscuriosityflexibilityaccountabilityconscientiousnessdetail orientation
Certifications
undergraduate degree in Computer ScienceSTEM degree