Senior Software Engineer - Digital Workplace

Canonical; Regina; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking a Senior Web Engineer to join their Workplace Engineering team. The role involves designing web-based systems and improving workplace analytics. Ideal candidates will have strong programming skills and a passion for data-driven decision-making.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform

Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues

Qualifications

• Expert in backend web service programming in Python and Node.js.
• Proficient in web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience in data analytics and statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver web-based systems and SaaS solutions.
• Write high-quality code to create new features.
• Conduct high-quality code reviews for other engineers.

Skills

Backend web service programming

Web development technologies

Data analytics

Natural language processing

Data visualization

Job description

Canonical Job Description

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders across many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

The role

Our Workplace Engineering team is a highly performant group specializing in web architecture and analytics. We build new tools, dashboards, and analytics to empower colleagues, managers, and executives to make better decisions and deliver better work.

What you will do:

1. Design and deliver web-based systems and SaaS solutions
2. Provide new insights into the Canonical workplace experience
3. Enable new processes and improve existing workflows
4. Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
5. Write high-quality code to create new features
6. Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
7. Conduct high-quality code reviews for other engineers
8. Discuss ideas and collaborate on solutions
9. Estimate work, set goals, and meet them
10. Write project specifications, epics, and understand risks
11. Understand completion criteria and push work to completion
12. Coach, mentor, and provide feedback to junior team members while developing yourself
13. Connect to data sources and provide insightful visualizations
14. Design database architecture for connected systems
15. Develop new and improved working practices for the company
16. Provide tooling to support optimized processes
17. Love what you do

Who you are

To succeed, you must be an expert in two or more of the following areas:

1. Backend web service programming in Python and Node.js
2. Web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
3. Data analytics and statistical analysis
4. Natural language processing, sentiment analysis, machine learning
5. Data visualization

The ideal candidate will use their passion for experimentation and analytics to build tomorrow's tech organization. This team will help gain insights into the business and talent pool, and improve the working experience at Canonical.

As a Senior Web Engineer, you need an analytical, data-driven mindset and a passion for connecting and making sense of data from APIs. You should demonstrate leadership, excellence, and consistency, mentoring others in the team.

What we offer colleagues

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually (and more often for graduates and associates) to recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven bonus or commission. We provide additional benefits reflecting our values and ensuring fairness globally.

• 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

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading the global move to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a vital open-source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are changing the software world. We recruit globally and uphold high standards for new hires. Working here is future-oriented, challenging you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your performance.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds enhances our environment and products. We consider all applications fairly, regardless of your identity.