What your day will look like

• Write high-quality, well-designed and well-tested Python software 

• Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team 

• Display technical leadership at Canonical and in our communities 

• Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them 

• Contribute to technical documentation with the aim to make it the best of its kind 

• Work from home with global travel twice a year for company events  

What we are looking for in you

• 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

• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community

• Experience writing thoroughly designed, modern, maintainable Python 

• Conscientiousness and detail orientation, with a focus on performance

• Professional written and spoken English 

• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred) 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability 

• Passion, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation 

• Excellent communication and presentation skills 

• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments 

• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks each

Additional skills that you might also bring

• Experience with container technologies such as LXD, Docker and Kubernetes 

• Understanding of build systems and toolchains, including for cross-compilation 

• Additional languages, particularly Golang or Rust, C or C++

• Deep quality and test engineering

• Web or Flutter front-end experience

• REST and gRPC API experience

• SQL and NoSQL data store expertise

• Experience with public clouds or OpenStack 

• Experience with Debian/Ubuntu packaging 

• Experience with systems programming or scalable web services

• Performance engineering and security experience

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