Senior Open Source Engineer — Remote

Canonical Ltd.; Bogotá; Remote; COP 396,183,000 - 594,275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual holiday leave

Parental leave

Wellness program

Travel to meet colleagues

Travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is seeking Senior+ Engineers for a general track across teams, with emphasis on leadership and architecture. You will work on high-impact open source software, contribute to diverse language stacks, and collaborate with a globally distributed team.

The role offers remote opportunities in multiple time zones, frequent collaboration, and travel for company events. Canonical values innovation, open source, and strong technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Outstanding academic track record in high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM or demonstrated alternate path.
• Drive and a proven habit of delivering beyond expectations.
• Technical leadership with ability to motivate and guide teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of open source projects.
• Code across Go, Rust, Python, C/C++, or Typescript/React.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team.
• Mentor and advise colleagues on career progression.
• Demonstrate technical leadership within Canonical and communities.
• Debug and deliver high-quality code with good documentation.
• Engage with the open-source community and contribute.

Skills

Go/Rust/Python/C

Technical leadership

Mentoring

English communication

Education

Bachelor's in CS or STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LXD

Job description

Canonical is seeking Senior+ Engineers for a general track across teams, with emphasis on leadership and architecture. You will work on high-impact open source software, contribute to diverse language stacks, and collaborate with a globally distributed team.

The role offers remote opportunities in multiple time zones, frequent collaboration, and travel for company events. Canonical values innovation, open source, and strong technical excellence.