Rust Engineering Lead - Linux and Open Source Home based - Worldwide

Canonical Group Ltd; Mississippi; Remote; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering tech firm as a Rust Engineering Lead, where you'll drive the adoption of Rust in innovative open-source solutions. This role emphasizes high engineering standards in a fully distributed environment, requiring extensive Linux experience and a passion for system-level software. Collaborate globally with a diverse team, participate in architectural reviews, and contribute to impactful projects that shape the future of Linux systems. With opportunities for personal development and travel, this position is perfect for self-motivated individuals eager to excel in a dynamic tech landscape.

Benefits

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

Priority Pass and travel upgrades for company events

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record and a degree in Computer Science or STEM.
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Rust software on Linux.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement well-tested software in Rust.
• Advocate for Rust adoption in Canonical and upstream projects.

Skills

Rust programming

Linux experience

Distributed systems

APIs

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

High school diploma

Tools

LXD

MicroK8s

SnapD

IoT

Juju

Ubuntu Core

Ubuntu Pro

Job description

Rust Engineering Lead - Linux and Open Source

Home based - Worldwide

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include the world's leading public cloud and silicon providers, and industry leaders in many sectors. The company is a pioneer of global distributed collaboration, with 1000+ colleagues in 70+ countries and very few office-based roles. Teams meet two to four times yearly in person, in interesting locations around the world, to align on strategy and execution.

We are hiring Rust Engineering Leads of all levels of experience to drive the adoption of this exciting language into the full range of Canonical offerings. We see Rust as an important new language for system-level services and capabilities, and a natural evolution path for software traditionally written in C or C++. We believe that there is an opportunity to rethink the foundations of future Linux systems with Rust as a central driver of change.

Join us in our mission to deliver innovative open-source solutions to individuals and enterprises around the world. We expect the highest engineering standards and strong motivation to get things done well in a fully home-based and distributed environment. These roles require extensive personal experience with Linux - the more different versions of Linux, the better!

Location: we have open roles for Rust engineers in every time zone.

What your day will look like

• Design and implement well-tested and well-documented software in Rust
• Advocate for Rust adoption in Canonical and upstream projects
• Identify projects and codebases that could be prioritised for Rust adoption
• Debug and fix issues encountered by your users
• Participate in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
• Collaborate with community and colleagues on technical specifications
• Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
• In some cases, deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy

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
• For more senior roles, experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
• Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Rust software on Linux
• Experience with and passion for Linux at the system level
• Professional written and spoken English
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
• 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 we would value

• Experience with LXD, MicroK8s, SnapD, IoT, Juju, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro
• Performance engineering and security experience

What we offer colleagues

• 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

About Canonical

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects, we are changing the world of software. 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.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer