Senior Open Source Engineer - Lead Architecture & Impact
Canonical Ltd.
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Job summary
Canonical is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to drive architecture, design and evolution of high-impact open source software across Ubuntu-related projects. You will lead technical direction, mentor teammates and deliver high-quality code and documentation in a globally distributed team.
We offer remote-first roles in multiple time zones, strong emphasis on collaboration, and opportunities to travel for company events.
Qualifications
- Exceptional academic track record in school and university.
- Undergrad degree in Computer Science or STEM or compelling path.
- Drive and a track record of going above expectations.
- Technical leadership and team motivation, direction and pace.
- Deep experience with Go, Rust, Python or C.
- Excellent written and spoken English with strong communication.
- Willingness to travel twice a year for company events.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and architecture of an open source project.
- Code in Go, Rust, Python, C or TS/React as needed.
- Collaborate with a globally distributed team.
- Mentor colleagues and provide technical leadership.
- Produce high-quality code and documentation.
- Engage with Canonical and communities to advance projects.
- Travel for company events up to twice annually.
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Job description
Canonical is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to drive architecture, design and evolution of high-impact open source software across Ubuntu-related projects. You will lead technical direction, mentor teammates and deliver high-quality code and documentation in a globally distributed team.
We offer remote-first roles in multiple time zones, strong emphasis on collaboration, and opportunities to travel for company events.
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