Ubuntu Engineering Lead

Canonical Group Ltd; México; A distancia; MXN 400,000 - 600,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A pioneering tech firm is seeking talented individuals for remote roles focused on elevating the Linux developer and user experience. The role involves designing and shipping high-quality software in Rust, Go, and Python while mentoring teams and collaborating on open source projects. Candidates should have a strong background in STEM and significant experience with relevant programming languages, along with excellent communication skills. This position offers a distributed work environment and generous benefits.

Servicios

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

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues

Formación

• Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
• Demonstrated passion for open source software.
• Ability to drive and deliver technical work streams above expectations.

Responsabilidades

• Lead teams to elevate the Linux developer and user experience.
• Design, build, and ship high-quality software.
• Plan, estimate, and execute development tasks.

Conocimientos

Rust

Go

Python

C/C++

Flutter

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Result-oriented

Educación

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Descripción del empleo

Location

We have remote roles open in every time zone.

The role entails

• Leading their teams in elevating the Linux developer and user experience
• Designing, building and shipping high quality, performant software in Rust, Go and Python
• Demonstrating sound engineering principles through architecture, development and code reviews
• Taking responsibility for planning, estimation and execution
• Working with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu
• Setting expectations with other engineering teams, senior management, and external stakeholders
• Offering coaching, mentoring, technical feedback and hands‑on career development
• Contributing to upstream and neighboring open source projects
• Optimizing the distribution for performance, reliability, and security
• Debugging complex system‑level issues and delivering robust solutions
• Authoring and improving technical and community documentation

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
• Ability to drive and deliver technical work streams going above and beyond expectations
• Lead and coach others to deliver exceptional engineering work
• A demonstrated passion for open source software
• Significant experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter or C/C++
• Professional written and spoken English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Result‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Nice‑to‑have skills

• Experience contributing to or leading open source projects
• Experience with Linux distributions/distribution engineering
• Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
• Performance or Security Engineering experience

What we offer you

• 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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long‑haul company events

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.