Golang Engineer

Job Description

Canonical is seeking a Golang Engineer to join their distributed team. The ideal candidate will contribute to the development and maintenance of Canonical's open-source solutions, including Ubuntu. This role involves designing, implementing, and testing software in Go, as well as collaborating with colleagues and the community. Canonical values high engineering standards and a passion for open-source solutions in a remote environment.

The role involves:

• Designing and implementing well-tested and documented software in Go
• Debugging and fixing issues encountered by users
• Participating in code and architectural reviews
• Collaborating with community and colleagues on technical specifications
• Seeking improvements to engineering and operations practices
• Deploying and operating services developed by the team
• Contributing to the success of the product through technical advocacy

Requirements include:

• Exceptional academic track record
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Well-organized, self-starting, and able to deliver to schedule
• Professional manner interacting with colleagues, partners, and community
• Experience designing and writing high-quality Golang software on Linux
• Experience with and passion for Linux at the system level
• 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

What Canonical offers:

• 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 Program
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events