Senior Software Engineer

This is a challenging and exciting start to your career in software engineering. As a globally remote role, you will have the opportunity to work with a talented team of engineers from around the world.

The role entails shaping the roadmap for software products at global sprints every six months. You will be responsible for focusing on design and user experience, even for developer tooling and command line apps. Writing high quality, resilient and performant code, potentially serving millions of demanding daily users, is also an essential part of this role.

Working towards mastery of key programming languages and Linux system knowledge, engaging with users and the open source community through code reviews and issue trackers, and responding to customer issues as a priority are all key responsibilities.

Developing skills and awareness of security in software design and implementation is also a critical aspect of this role. If you are excited about the potential that open source has for humanity and the enterprise, this could be the best way to apply your skills and experience.

Most of our engineering teams work from home. We try to align a single team in a single time zone - EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), APAC (Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean), and AMER (North, South and Central Americas). Even though you work from home, we try to ensure you always have colleagues alongside to coach and mentor you, and for the companionship of shared problem solving and pair programming.

Twice-yearly company events provide opportunities to travel internationally and meet other teams in person. The process is highly competitive, so you will need to deliver high quality work and demonstrate excellence throughout your application and onboarding process.

Larger projects may span the globe, but we work together as a team to achieve our goals. This full-time work involves five days a week, often solving hard problems with significant responsibility.

• Shaping the roadmap for software products at global sprints every six months
• Focusing on design and user experience, even for developer tooling and command line apps
• Writing high quality, resilient and performant code, potentially serving millions of demanding daily users
• Working towards mastery of key programming languages and Linux system knowledge
• Engaging with users and the open source community through code reviews and issue trackers
• Responding to customer issues as a priority, develop an understanding of enterprise requirements
• Developing skills and awareness of security in software design and implementation

We offer a range of benefits to support your success in this role:

• 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
• Team Member Assistance Program & Wellness Platform
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events

To be successful in this role, you will need to have:

• 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

While not required, having these skills will make you a stronger candidate:

• 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