Canonical · 5 months ago
Senior Web Engineer
Delhi Township, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelCanonical is a leading provider of open-source software and operating systems, known for its platform Ubuntu. They are hiring a Senior Software Engineer on the Web Engineering team to drive best practices, own the development of large projects, and contribute to the success of products through technical advocacy.
Computer Software
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
Qualification
Required
Curate technical quality standards by designing the architectural approach to support business objectives
You value soft skills and are passionate, enterprising, thoughtful, and self-motivated
An exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
Drive and a track record of going above and beyond expectations
Well-organised, self-starting and able to deliver to schedule
Displays competency in researching new technology or approaches, and is able to tastefully and sustainably integrate changes and more modern approaches to technical projects
Provides comprehensive and insightful code review on items of any size within the project
An eye for accessibility and performance
Professional written and spoken English
Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
Ability to travel twice a year, for company events for up to two weeks each
Preferred
Experience with container tech such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes
Experience fostering and maintaining a talented team by defining excellence
REST API design, development and governance
Drive to deliver performance engineering and security experience
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
Company
Canonical
We deliver open source to the world faster, more securely and more cost effectively than any other company.
Founded in 2004
1001-5000 employees
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