Join the Launchpad team at Canonical to drive the future of collaborative open-source development tooling. This is an opportunity for a motivated engineer who is passionate about open-source software, Linux, and web services. Launchpad is a platform for managing open-source development projects, including code hosting, bug tracking, package building, translations, and more, providing essential infrastructure for major projects like Ubuntu.
As an engineer on this team, you will manage a balance between maintaining business-critical services and expanding features. Current projects include enhancing package building capabilities, improving development flows, and modernizing the web UI. If you have a knack for keeping large projects organized, supporting developers, and believe in continuous improvement, you will thrive in this role.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with distributed teams on design, architecture, and solution feature-selection.
- Write high-quality, API-first Python code with unit tests.
- Debug issues and produce high-quality fixes.
- Review code produced by other engineers.
- Work from home with global travel 2 to 4 times a year for internal and external events.
Who You Are:
- Passionate about technology and solving complex problems.
- A strategic thinker who is curious, flexible, and accountable.
- Holds a Bachelor's or equivalent in Computer Science, STEM, or a similar degree.
- Proficient in delivering robust code to production, preferably in Python.
- Experienced in maintaining and improving large web applications.
- Familiar with databases, ORMs (PostgreSQL is a plus), and data management.
- Interested in integration, infrastructure, and operations.
- Understands the importance of security at every stage of delivery.
- Knowledgeable about Ubuntu as a development and deployment platform.
- Has a solid understanding of software packaging systems, particularly Debian/Ubuntu packages.
Work Conditions:
- This is a remote role based in the EMEA region, candidates must be located within this area.
- Canonical promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace free from discrimination.
Language Requirements:
- Proficiency in English is required, additional languages may be beneficial.
