About the job
The company 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 breakthrough enterprise initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer on the Web Engineering team to drive best practices across the team, leading technical conversations, identifying risks, and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
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As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own the development of large projects, encouraging an efficient engineering process, writing specifications, and assessing risks. You will also mentor team members and support their development while working on complex and innovative tech products.
Location: This role will be based remotely in the EMEA region.
The role entails
- Identifying what matters for the team and driving initiatives to improve them
- Designing and implementing well-tested and documented software
- Debugging and fixing issues encountered by users
- Leading in our engineering process through code and architectural reviews
- Contributing to technical documentation
- 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
What we are looking for in you
- Curate technical quality standards by designing architectural approaches that support business objectives
- Value soft skills and possess passion, enterprising attitude, thoughtfulness, and self-motivation
- Exceptional academic track record, preferably with an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field
- Proven drive and capability to exceed expectations
- Well-organized, self-starting, and able to deliver on schedule
- Competency in researching new technology or approaches and integrating them into projects
- Ability to provide comprehensive and insightful code reviews
- Attention to accessibility and performance
- Professional written and spoken English
- Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments
- Ability to travel twice a year, for company events, for up to two weeks each
Nice-to-have skills
- Experience with container technologies such as LXD, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Ability to foster and maintain a talented team by defining excellence
- Knowledge of REST API design, development, and governance
- Experience in performance engineering and security
What we offer colleagues
We offer competitive compensation that considers geographical location, experience, and performance, reviewed annually. In addition to base pay, we provide a performance-driven annual bonus or commission, along with benefits that reflect our values and ideals.
- Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints
- 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
- Opportunities to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
- Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events
Diversity and Inclusion
We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds contributes to a better work environment and better products. We give fair consideration to all applications, regardless of identity.
