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

Phiture

United States

Remote

USD 80,000 - 110,000

Full time

21 days ago

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Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a remote Software Engineer to join their Multipass team, which builds a mini-cloud for Ubuntu VMs. The ideal candidate will have extensive C++ experience, a strong focus on code quality, and a passion for user experience. The position offers annual compensation reviews, a personal development budget, and opportunities for international travel to team events.

Benefits

Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000
Annual compensation review
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Travel upgrades for company events

Qualifications

  • Expertise in modern C++ development required.
  • Experience with cross-platform development on macOS and Windows.
  • Knowledge of hypervisor technologies is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure Multipass is easy and intuitive to use.
  • Write high-quality code to create new features.
  • Collaborate proactively with a distributed team.

Skills

Cross-platform development
Modern C++ development
Software testing
Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science
STEM degree or similar

Tools

Hyper-V
VirtualBox
KVM
QEMU

Job description

Use your deep C++ skills on Windows and MacOS to build an open source developer experience with Multipass, a workstation mini-cloud 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 code quality and user experience.

Multipass is available for macOS, Windows, and Linux. It allows you to launch VMs easily with multipass launch, similar to a cloud environment like AWS, Azure, or GCP, but locally. It enables developers to run builds in the background, test cloud appliances, or test cloud deployments and cloud-init scripts, often 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
  1. Ensure Multipass is easy and intuitive to use
  2. Architect new features and design the user experience
  3. Write high-quality code to create new features and fix bugs
  4. Review code and architecture as part of Canonical's engineering process
  5. Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
  6. Debug, track down, and fix issues encountered by users
  7. Foster the open source community and support customers when needed
  8. Travel internationally for up to two weeks, twice a year, for company events
What we are looking for in you
  1. Cross-platform development experience on macOS and/or Windows
  2. Expertise in modern C++ development
  3. Experience with software testing and test-driven development
  4. Extremely high personal standards for code quality, testing, and design
  5. Knowledge of hypervisor technologies such as Hyper-V, VirtualBox, KVM, and QEMU
  6. Open source experience and involvement
  7. Knowledge of CI systems is a plus
  8. Capacity to learn quickly about new systems and techniques
  9. Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written
  10. Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree
What we offer you

We consider geographical location, experience, and performance in shaping worldwide compensation. We revisit compensation annually, or more often for graduates and associates, 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
  • Opportunity 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 firm leading the open source movement. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a key open source platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are changing the world daily. We recruit globally and set high standards for our team members. Since 2004, Canonical has 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 background to create better environments and products. All applications are given fair consideration regardless of your identity.

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