Graduate Software Engineer, Open Source and Linux, Canonical Ubuntu

Overview

Graduate Software Engineer role on Canonical's open source and Linux engineering teams, working on Ubuntu and the wider open source stack across a globally distributed, home-based team.

What you'll do

• Shape the roadmap for your product at global sprints held every six months.
• Focus on design and user experience, including for developer tooling and command line apps.
• Write high quality, resilient and performant code, potentially serving millions of demanding daily users.
• Work towards mastery of key programming languages and Linux system knowledge.
• Engage with users and the open source community through code reviews and issue trackers.
• Respond to customer issues as a priority and develop an understanding of enterprise requirements.
• Develop skills and awareness of security in software design and implementation.

What you'll need

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics or another STEM discipline with programming courses.
• Confidence to get started and deliver high quality code in one of Python, Rust, C/C++, Golang, JavaScript or Java.
• Experience with Ubuntu or another Linux distribution.
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results.
• Result-oriented and organized, with the drive to meet commitments.
• Personal projects in technology and software engineering beyond the curriculum.
• Professional written and spoken English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
• Personal responsibility and accountability.
• Thoughtfulness, self-awareness and the ability to reflect and develop.
• Ability to travel internationally twice a year for company events up to two weeks long.

Nice to have

• Upstream open source contributions.
• Packaging and Linux distribution contributions (Debian, Fedora, Arch, Nix or another).
• Leadership and organization skills.
• Presentation and writing skills.
• Business and commercial interests.

Details

• Globally remote role; most engineering teams work from home, aligned to EMEA, APAC or AMER time zones.
• Full time, five days a week, Monday to Friday; generally no weekends or nights.
• Team sprints in person twice a year.