Senior Software Engineer

We're seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our team and help us shape the future of software development. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a crucial role in designing, building, and maintaining high-quality solutions that meet the needs of our users.

• Develop your understanding of the entire Linux stack, from kernel, networking, and storage, to the application layer
• Design, build, and maintain solutions that will be deployed on public and private clouds and local workstations
• Master distributed systems concepts such as observability, identity, tracing
• Work with both Kubernetes and machine-oriented open source applications
• Collaborate proactively with a distributed team of engineers, designers, and product managers
• Debug issues and interact in public with upstream and Ubuntu communities
• Generate and discuss ideas, and collaborate on finding good solutions

• Professional or academic software delivery using Python
• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
• Undergraduate degree in a technical subject or a compelling narrative about your alternative chosen path
• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation
• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results
• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives
• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues
• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills
• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
• Appreciative of diversity, polite, and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organization
• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation
• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
• Ability to travel twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long

• Proven track record of building highly automated machine learning solutions, data pipelines, or orchestrating workflows for the cloud
• Hands-on experience with machine learning libraries, or tools
• Experience with container technologies (Docker, LXD, Kubernetes, etc.)
• Experience with public clouds (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• Working knowledge of cloud computing
• Passionate about software quality and testing
• Experience working on an open-source project

• 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

We are a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open-source projects, we are changing the world of software. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence – in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Most colleagues at our organization have worked from home since its inception.

We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

Seniority level: Entry level. Employment type: Full-time. Job function: Engineering and Information Technology. Industries: Software Development.