Remote Senior Open Source Engineer - Architecture Leader
Canonical Ltd.
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Job summary
Canonical is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to drive architecture and delivery of impactful open source software across the Ubuntu ecosystem. You will work with kernel-level components, language runtimes, and cloud automation, contributing to services that power Ubuntu globally.
You will join a remote-first, globally distributed team, mentoring peers and delivering high-quality code, design, and documentation. Expect periodic travel for company events and collaboration across time zones.
Qualifications
- Proven track record in senior software roles with leadership impact.
- Strong publication level or open-source contributions are a plus.
- Experience designing and shipping high‑quality open source software.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and architecture of an impactful open source project.
- Code in Go, Rust, Python, C/C++ or TS/React.
- Collaborate with a globally distributed team.
- Mentor and advise colleagues on career progression.
- Display technical leadership within Canonical and communities.
- Debug and deliver high-quality code to fix issues.
- Contribute to technical documentation to be best-in-class.
- Work from home with global travel twice annually for events.
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Job description
Canonical is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to drive architecture and delivery of impactful open source software across the Ubuntu ecosystem. You will work with kernel-level components, language runtimes, and cloud automation, contributing to services that power Ubuntu globally.
You will join a remote-first, globally distributed team, mentoring peers and delivering high-quality code, design, and documentation. Expect periodic travel for company events and collaboration across time zones.
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