About the Job:
Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We are hiring Graduate Software Engineers for 2024 and 2025 to join our global engineering teams.
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As a Graduate Software Engineer, you will face a variety of software engineering challenges within both open source products and commercial business systems. You'll work in multiple programming languages, including Python, Golang, Rust, C/C++, JavaScript, and Bash. Your projects will range from low-level Linux system components to cloud applications, security, performance, and documentation.
We seek candidates who are passionate about open source, have a strong academic background, and are eager to contribute to the open source stack. This competitive environment requires effort and excellence to succeed.
Work Conditions:
- This is a full-time remote role.
- Typically, team members work Monday to Friday, with a focus on productive engagement.
- Engineering teams hold global meetings (sprints) twice a year for collaboration and career development.
- International travel may occur for company events lasting up to two weeks.
Language Requirements:
- Proficient in written and spoken English.
Qualifications:
- Exceptional academic track record from high school and university.
- An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, or another STEM discipline with programming courses.
- Experience with Ubuntu or another Linux distribution.
- A track record of outstanding results and personal projects in technology and software engineering.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with upstream open source contributions.
- Skills in packaging and Linux distribution contributions (e.g., Debian, Fedora).
- Leadership, organization, presentation, and writing abilities.
What We Offer:
- Competitive compensation with annual reviews.
- Performance-driven annual bonus or commission.
- Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
- Recognition rewards and annual holiday leave.
- Maternity and paternity leave.
- Opportunities to travel to meet colleagues and for long-haul company events.
Canonical is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, fostering a diverse workplace free from discrimination.
