Senior Web Engineer

About the role

Canonical is seeking a Senior Web Engineer to drive best practices and lead technical initiatives within their Web Engineering team. The role involves owning the development of large projects, mentoring team members, and representing the team as a subject matter expert. You will work in a globally distributed environment, contributing to the success of products like Ubuntu through technical advocacy and rigorous engineering processes.

Responsibilities

• Identifying what matters for the team and driving initiatives to improve them
• Design and implement well-tested and documented software
• Debug and fix issues encountered by your users
• Leading in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
• Contribute to technical documentation to make it the best of its kind
• Seek improvements to engineering and operations practices
• Deploy and operate services developed by the team
• Contribute to the success of your product through technical advocacy

Required skills

• Linux
• Debian
• Ubuntu
• Software architecture
• Code review
• Technical documentation
• Performance engineering
• Accessibility

Nice to have

• LXD
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• REST API design

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
• Compelling narrative about your alternative path

Benefits

• Personal learning and development budget
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Priority Pass
• Travel upgrades

About the Company

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source and the publisher of Ubuntu. The company is founder-led, profitable, and operates as a globally distributed organization with over 1100 colleagues in more than 75 countries.