Overview
Overview
Senior Web Engineer role at Canonical. This role is based remotely in the EMEA region.
Canonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in enterprise initiatives across public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT. We are founder-led, profitable and growing, with 1100+ colleagues in 75+ countries. Teams meet in person two to four times per year to align on strategy and execution.
We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer on the Web Engineering team to drive best practices, identify risks, and lead technical discussions. The role involves owning large projects, mentoring others, and contributing to meaningful, complex products in a fast-growing tech environment. We value transparency, intellectual honesty and teamwork.
Responsibilities
* Identifying what matters for the team and driving initiatives to improve them
* Design and implement well-tested and documented software
* Debug and fix issues encountered by your users
* Lead in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
* Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
* Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
* Deploy and operate services developed by the team
* Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy
What we are looking for
* Curate technical quality standards by designing the architectural approach to support business objectives
* Value soft skills; be passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
* An exceptional academic track record from high school and university, or a compelling alternative path
* Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your path
* Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
* Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
* Ability to research new technology and integrate modern approaches to technical projects
* Provides comprehensive and insightful code review on items of any size
* Attention to accessibility and performance
* Professional written and spoken English
* Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
* Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
* Excellent communication and presentation skills
* Result-oriented with a personal drive to meet commitments
* Ability to travel twice a year for company events up to two weeks each
Nice-to-have skills
* Experience with container technologies such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
* Experience fostering and maintaining a talented team by defining excellence
* REST API design, development and governance
* Drive to deliver performance engineering and security experience
What we offer
* 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
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
* Travel upgrades for long-haul company events
About Canonical
Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We publish Ubuntu and are focused on AI, IoT and cloud—changing how software is built and deployed. We recruit on a global basis and set a high standard for joining the company. Most colleagues have worked from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, and raise your game.
Canonical is an equal-opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background creates a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries : Software Development
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