Junior Software Engineer - Cross-platform C++ - Multipass

Canonical; Puebla de Zaragoza; A distancia; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Canonical is seeking a Software Engineer to enhance the developer experience with Multipass. The role involves cross-platform development, architectural design, and collaborating with a distributed team. Candidates should possess strong C++ skills, software testing experience, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Servicios

Annual compensation review

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

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunities to travel to new locations

Formación

• Expertise in modern C++ development.
• High personal standards for code quality and testing.
• Ability to learn quickly about new systems.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure Multipass is easy and intuitive to use.
• Architect new features and design the user experience.
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.

Conocimientos

Cross-platform development

Modern C++ development

Software testing

Open source experience

Communication skills in English

Educación

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Herramientas

Hyper-V

VirtualBox

KVM

QEMU

Descripción del empleo

Use your deep C++ skills on Windows and MacOS to build an amazing open source developer experience with Multipass, the workstation mini-cloud at your fingertips, providing Ubuntu and appliance VMs on demand for build, test, and prototyping. The Multipass team is hiring a Software Engineer to join our distributed team. We value quality in our code and a great user experience.

Multipass is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It functions as a workstation mini-cloud, allowing users to launch VMs easily with commands like multipass launch. Users can feed data into these VMs similarly to public cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

The goal is not to be a full cloud but to offer developers a local cloud environment for background builds, testing cloud appliances, or deploying cloud-init scripts, free of charge. It can also be used as a build farm on shared servers.

As a Software Engineer, you will play a leadership role in designing, mentoring, reviewing, and coding.

Location: This is a remote position available in the EMEA region only.

What you will focus on

• Ensure Multipass is easy and intuitive to use
• Architect new features and design the user experience
• Write high-quality code to create new features and fix bugs
• Review code and architecture as part of Canonical's engineering process
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Debug, track down, and fix issues encountered by users
• Foster the open source community and support customers when needed
• Travel internationally for up to two weeks, twice a year, for company events

What we are looking for in you

• Cross-platform development experience on macOS and/or Windows
• Expertise in modern C++ development
• Experience with software testing and test-driven development
• High personal standards for code quality, testing, and design
• Knowledge of hypervisor technologies such as Hyper-V, VirtualBox, KVM, and QEMU
• Open source experience and involvement
• Knowledge of CI systems is a plus
• Ability to learn quickly about new systems and techniques
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a related field

What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping compensation worldwide. We revisit compensation annually to recognize outstanding performance. In addition to base pay, we offer a performance-driven annual bonus. We provide additional benefits reflecting our values and ensuring fairness globally.

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities 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 company leading the open source movement. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a major open source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are changing the world daily. We recruit globally and set high standards for our team. Since 2004, we have been a remote-first company. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your performance.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a workplace free from discrimination, valuing diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds to create a better work environment and products. All applications will be given fair consideration regardless of your identity.