System Software Engineer - Python interpreter, tooling, and ecosystem

Summary

Join Canonical's Ubuntu Foundations Team as a System Software Engineer specializing in Python. You will collaborate with a distributed team to enhance the Python runtime, developer experience, and tooling within Ubuntu. Responsibilities include integrating best-of-breed tooling, writing high-quality code, debugging issues, conducting code reviews, and collaborating on design solutions. This role requires relevant Python experience, ideally in cloud-native software and Linux, along with experience packaging software for Debian and Ubuntu. A strong academic background and passion for open-source software are essential. The position offers a distributed work environment with global travel, a personal learning and development budget, annual compensation review, and various other benefits.

Requirements

• You have relevant Python experience, ideally in the world of cloud-native software and Linux
• You have experience or are interested in learning how to package software for Debian and Ubuntu
• You are a long-time Linux user
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• You love technology and working with brilliant people
• You are passionate, curious, flexible, articulate, and accountable
• You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long

Responsibilities

• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• Select, integrate and package best-of-breed tooling with Ubuntu to improve developer and operator experience with Python
• Write high-quality code to create new features
• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
• Review code produced by other engineers
• Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 weeks a year for internal and external events

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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events