Canonical is hiring a
Golang Engineer

Summary

The job is for Golang engineers at Canonical. The role involves designing, implementing, debugging, and fixing software in Go, participating in code and architectural reviews, collaborating with community and colleagues on technical specifications, seeking improvements to engineering and operations practices, and contributing to the success of the product through technical advocacy. Requirements include an exceptional academic track record, undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, drive, organization, self-starting abilities, professional manner, experience designing and writing high-quality Golang software on Linux, experience with and passion for Linux at the system level, excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, accountability, passion, thoughtfulness, self-motivation, excellent communication and presentation skills, result-oriented personality, ability to travel twice a year, and professional written and spoken English. Additional skills that might be beneficial include experience developing for Ubuntu Linux, experience with Juju, LXD, Microk8s, Snapd, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro, performance engineering and security experience.

Requirements

• 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
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Golang software on Linux
• Experience with and passion for Linux at the system level
• For more senior roles, experience building, deploying, and operating distributed systems and APIs
• Professional written and spoken English
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Responsibilities

• Design and implement well-tested and documented software in Go
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing for Ubuntu Linux
• Experience with Juju, LXD, Microk8s, Snapd, Ubuntu Core, Ubuntu Pro

Benefits

• 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