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.
What your day will look like
- Write high-quality, well-designed, and well-tested Python software
- Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
- Display technical leadership at Canonical and in our communities
- Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
- Contribute to technical documentation with the aim of making it the best of its kind
- Work from home with global travel twice a year for company events
What we are looking for in you
- 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
- Well-organised, self-starting, and able to deliver to schedule
- Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and the community
- Experience writing thoroughly designed, modern, maintainable Python
- Conscientiousness and detail orientation, with a focus on performance
- Professional written and spoken English
- Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
- 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
Additional Skills That You Might Also Bring
- Experience with container technologies such as LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation
- Additional languages, particularly Golang or Rust, C, or C++
- Deep quality and test engineering
- Web or Flutter front-end experience
- REST and gRPC API experience
- SQL and NoSQL data store expertise
- Experience with public clouds or OpenStack
- Experience with Debian/Ubuntu packaging
- Experience with systems programming or scalable web services
- Performance engineering and security experience.