Senior Open Source Engineer — Global Architecture Lead

Canonical Ltd.

Województwo mazowieckie

Remote

PLN 180,000 - 300,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Distributed work environment
Learning budget USD 2,000 per year
Annual compensation review
Holiday leave
Parental leave
Wellness program
Travel to new locations
Priority travel upgrades

Job summary

Canonical is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to drive architecture and contribute high-quality code across distributed teams. You will work on open source projects spanning kernel to cloud, collaborating with engineers worldwide and mentoring others while delivering robust, well-documented software.

This role offers remote opportunities across time zones, annual team sprints, and a learning budget. You will engage with the open source community, influence technical direction, and travel twice yearly

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or compelling narrative about an alternative path.
  • Deep experience with at least one of Go, Rust, Python or C.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.
  • Willingness to travel twice a year for company events.
  • Conscientiousness and attention to detail, with a focus on performance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and architecture of an impactful open source project.
  • Code in Go, Rust, Python, C/C++ or TypeScript/React.
  • Collaborate with a globally distributed team.
  • Mentor, develop and advise colleagues in their career progression.
  • Demonstrate technical leadership within Canonical and community.
  • Produce high-quality code and documentation.

Skills

Technical leadership
English communication
Go/Rust/Python/C experience
Distributed teamwork
Mentoring

Education

Undergraduate CS/STEM degree or alternative path

Tools

Docker
Kubernetes
LXD

Job description

Canonical is seeking a Senior+ Engineer to drive architecture and contribute high-quality code across distributed teams. You will work on open source projects spanning kernel to cloud, collaborating with engineers worldwide and mentoring others while delivering robust, well-documented software.

This role offers remote opportunities across time zones, annual team sprints, and a learning budget. You will engage with the open source community, influence technical direction, and travel twice yearly

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