Senior Open-Source Engineer & Technical Leader - Remote

Canonical Ltd.; Lombardia; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness Platform

Travel to company events

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking Senior+ engineers to drive architecture and evolution of open source software across the Ubuntu stack, from kernel to cloud services.

You will work with globally distributed teams, mentor peers, and contribute to high-impact projects while sustaining leadership in open-source communities. You will engage across languages like Go, Rust, Python, and C, and participate in travel for annual company events.

Qualifications

• Academic excellence in high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling alternative-path narrative.
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations.
• Technical leadership and ability to motivate teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of high-impact open source projects.
• Code in Go, Rust, Python, C/C++ or TypeScript/React.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team.
• Mentor colleagues on career progression and best practices.
• Demonstrate technical leadership within Canonical and communities.
• Debug and deliver high-quality code and documentation.
• Work from home with global travel for company events twice yearly.

Skills

Go

Rust

Python

C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking Senior+ engineers to drive architecture and evolution of open source software across the Ubuntu stack, from kernel to cloud services.

You will work with globally distributed teams, mentor peers, and contribute to high-impact projects while sustaining leadership in open-source communities. You will engage across languages like Go, Rust, Python, and C, and participate in travel for annual company events.