About the Role

As an Ubuntu Software Engineer at Canonical, you will work on designing, building, and shipping software across various teams within the Ubuntu Engineering organization. This role involves integrating open source software, maintaining the Ubuntu distribution, and contributing to the broader open source community.

What You'll Do

Our engineers are:

Designing, building and shipping software in Rust, Go and Python
Packaging, integrating, testing and uploading open source software to the Ubuntu repositories
Debugging system-level issues and delivering robust solutions
Authoring and improving technical and community documentation
Contributing to upstream and neighboring open source

Who You Are

This application track is suitable for those at the mid point in their career but perhaps not quite at the Manager/Lead level, with relevant skills to contribute to Ubuntu.

Bonus Points

Bring your existing expertise and learn new skills by working on one of the most prolific pieces of open source software.

Compensation

Location: We have remote roles open in every time zone.

Requirements

Software Development

Experience in designing and building software applications.

Open Source Contribution

Ability to contribute to open source projects and communities.

System Debugging

Skills in debugging system-level issues effectively.

Documentation Skills

Experience in authoring and improving technical documentation.

Nice to Have

Rust Programming

Familiarity with Rust programming language is a plus.

Cloud Applications

Experience with cloud application deployment and integration.

Benefits

Remote Work

Flexible remote work options available.

Open Source Community Engagement

Opportunity to engage with and contribute to the open source community.