Senior Open Source Engineer: Lead Architecture & Impact

Canonical Ltd.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget USD 2000 per year

Twice-yearly team sprints in person

Annual compensation reviews

Maternity and paternity leave

Wellness platform

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Senior+ Engineer for a general track across teams. You will lead architecture, write high-quality code, and mentor a globally distributed team while contributing to open-source projects and Canonical's portfolio. Location is remote with occasional in-person events in various time zones.

Ideal candidates will have an undergraduate CS/STEM degree, a track record of technical leadership, and strong English communication. Travel up to two weeks yearly is expected.

Qualifications

• Strong academic track record and proven execution in software projects.
• Deep experience with at least one of Go, Rust, Python or C.
• Technical leadership and ability to mentor teammates.
• Excellent written and spoken English and strong communication.
• Willingness to travel for company events up to two weeks annually.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of impactful open source projects.
• Write high-quality code in Go, Rust, Python, C/C++ or TS/React.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team and mentor colleagues.
• Contribute to technical documentation and best practices.
• Engage with the open source community and drive quality at scale.

Skills

Golang

Rust

Python

C/C++

Typescript / React

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Senior+ Engineer for a general track across teams. You will lead architecture, write high-quality code, and mentor a globally distributed team while contributing to open-source projects and Canonical's portfolio. Location is remote with occasional in-person events in various time zones.

Ideal candidates will have an undergraduate CS/STEM degree, a track record of technical leadership, and strong English communication. Travel up to two weeks yearly is expected.