Linux devices software engineer - snapd

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Collaborate proactively with a distributed team
• ▹Write high quality code to create new features
• ▹Debug Linux system level issues and produce high quality code to fix them
• ▹Review code produced by other engineers
• ▹Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions
• ▹Obsess over how to achieve robustness despite unexpected events like power outages
• ▹Work from home with global travel for up to two weeks, twice a year

Requirements

• ▹A Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM or a similar degree
• ▹Professional software development experience using Go, Python, C or C++
• ▹Knowledge of Linux system-level fundamentals, e.g. cgroups, namespaces, apparmor
• ▹General knowledge and experience with Linux as a developer platform
• ▹Commitment to software testing, code reviews and maintainable code
• ▹Interest in the software publishing and consumption experience
• ▹Passion for open source software development

Nice to have

• ▹Previous experience with Go

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
• ▹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 and wellness platform
• ▹Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
• ▹Performance-driven annual bonus or commission in addition to base pay

About the company

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems. It has 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries, most of them working remotely.