System Software Engineer - Rust Compiler, Tooling, and Ecosystem at Canonical Nigeria

Canonical - We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely, and more cost-effectively than any other company. We develop Ubuntu, the world’s most popular enterprise Linux from cloud to edge, together with a passionate global community of 200,000 contributors. Ubuntu means 'humanity to others. We chose it because it embodies the generosity at the heart of open source, the new normal for platforms and innovation. Together with a community of 200,000, we publish an operating system that runs from the tiny connected devices up to the world's biggest mainframes, the platform that everybody uses on the public cloud, and the workstation experience of the world's most productive developers. Secure and reliable, elegant and intuitive, and open for innovation - Ubuntu is the future of open source, which is why it's the fastest-growing Linux in the world despite already being the most widely deployed.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: System Software Engineer - Rust Compiler, Tooling, and Ecosystem

Location: Remote

What you will do

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.
• Select, integrate and package best-of-breed tooling with Ubuntu to improve developer and operator experience with Rust.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them.
• Review code produced by other engineers.
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions.
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks a year for internal and external events.

Who you are

• You love technology and working with brilliant people.
• You are passionate, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable.
• You are a long-time Linux user.
• You have experience or are interested in learning how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu.
• You have relevant Rust experience, ideally in the world of cloud-native software and Linux.
• You have a Bachelors or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or similar degree.
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated.

Application Closing Date
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