Canonical · 5 months ago
Senior/Staff/Principal Engineer
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/StaffCanonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. They are seeking Senior+ Engineers to drive the architecture, design, and evolution of impactful open source software, while also providing technical leadership and mentoring within a globally distributed team.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Preferred
Container technologies such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
Highly concurrent, distributed systems
Performance engineering – from kernel to web – benchmarks, optimization
Software security – fuzzing, tabletop threat models, analysis, audit
Build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation
Public clouds or OpenStack
Debian/Ubuntu packaging
Systems programming or scalable web services
Deep quality and test engineering
Web or Flutter front-end experience
REST and gRPC API experience
SQL and NoSQL data store expertise
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
Company
Canonical
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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