Ubuntu Engineering Lead

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Responsibilities

• ▹Lead the team in elevating the Linux developer and user experience
• ▹Design, build and ship high-quality, performant software in Rust, Go and Python
• ▹Demonstrate sound engineering principles through architecture, development and code reviews
• ▹Take responsibility for planning, estimation and execution
• ▹Work with product management to define the vision and strategy for Ubuntu
• ▹Set expectations with other engineering teams, senior management and external stakeholders
• ▹Offer coaching, mentoring, technical feedback and hands-on career development
• ▹Contribute to upstream and neighboring open source projects
• ▹Optimize the distribution for performance, reliability and security
• ▹Debug complex system-level issues and deliver robust solutions
• ▹Author and improve technical and community documentation

Requirements

• ▹An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• ▹Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about an alternative path
• ▹Ability to drive and deliver technical work streams, going above and beyond expectations
• ▹Lead and coach others to deliver exceptional engineering work
• ▹A demonstrated passion for open source software
• ▹Significant experience with Rust, Go, Python, Flutter or C/C++
• ▹Professional written and spoken English
• ▹Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• ▹Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• ▹Ability to travel twice a year for company events of up to two weeks each
• ▹Technical leadership experience and a background in software engineering

Nice to have

• ▹Experience contributing to or leading open source projects
• ▹Experience with Linux distributions/distribution engineering
• ▹Experience with software packaging and distribution mechanisms
• ▹Performance or security engineering experience

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
• ▹Performance-driven annual bonus
• ▹Recognition rewards
• ▹Annual holiday leave
• ▹Maternity and paternity leave
• ▹Employee Assistance Programme
• ▹Opportunity to travel to meet colleagues
• ▹Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About the company

Canonical publishes Ubuntu and is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the enterprise and technology markets. It has 1200+ colleagues in 75+ countries and has been remote-first since 2004; the company is founder led, profitable and growing.