Canonical is hiring a
Software Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Software Engineer on the Core Desktop team at Canonical. The role involves designing and developing elements of the Core Desktop, collaborating with team members, participating in code reviews, engaging with the Ubuntu community, contributing to documentation, troubleshooting user-reported issues, and taking part in regular team meetings. The job requires outstanding academic results, an undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about an alternative chosen path, skills in Linux containerization technologies, Linux desktop environments, Rust, Golang, Python or C, good communication skills, and the ability to travel twice a year for company events.

Requirements

• Outstanding academic results
• An undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• An understanding of software development methodologies and life cycles
• A passion for technology and a drive to work with intelligent, motivated colleagues
• Willingness to learn and adapt, with a keen interest in the challenges of immutable desktop environments
• Skills in Linux containerisation technologies - kernel namespaces, cgroups, apparmour, or seccomp
• Skills in Linux desktop environments - XDG portals, free desktop specifications, systemd, GRUB etc
• Skills in Rust, Golang, Python or C
• Good communication skills for both internal and external interactions
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

Responsibilities

• Design and develop elements of the Core Desktop
• Work with the latest Linux container technologies - kernel namespaces, cgroups, apparmour, seccomp and more
• Write high quality, defensive and performant code for millions of demanding daily users
• Collaborate with team members to understand the intricacies of immutable desktops
• Participate in code reviews to gain a deep understanding of quality standards and architecture
• Engage with the Ubuntu community to gather user feedback and insights
• Contribute to documentation to aid in your learning and that of future team members
• Take part in regular team meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and upcoming development sprints
• Troubleshoot and resolve user-reported issues, gaining experience in debugging and problem-solving

Preferred Qualifications

• Initiative to proactively identify opportunities and solve challenges
• Curiosity, flexibility, and a strong sense of accountability
• A focus on soft skills, including passion, enterprise, and self-motivation

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