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Responsibilities
- Shape product roadmaps during global sprints held every six months.
- Design and implement high-quality, resilient, and performant software serving potentially millions of users.
- Build mastery in programming languages and Linux system knowledge.
- Engage with users and the open source community through code reviews and issue trackers.
- Respond to customer issues and develop an understanding of enterprise requirements.
- Develop secure software design and implementation practices.
Requirements
- Be a 2025 or 2026 graduate with an exceptional academic record from high school and university.
- Hold an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Mathematics, or another STEM discipline with programming courses.
- Be able to start delivering high-quality code in Python, Rust, C/C++, Golang, JavaScript, or Java.
- Have experience with Ubuntu or another Linux distribution.
- Have personal technology or software engineering projects beyond the curriculum.
- Demonstrate strong results orientation, organization, accountability, curiosity, flexibility, and interpersonal skills.
- Have professional written and spoken English.
- Be able to travel internationally twice a year for company events lasting up to two weeks.
- Preferred qualifications include upstream open source contributions and packaging or Linux distribution contributions involving Debian, Fedora, Arch, or Nix.
Benefits
- Globally remote, distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints.
- USD 2,000 annual personal learning and development budget.
- Annual compensation reviews, recognition rewards, annual holiday leave, and maternity and paternity leave.
- Team Member Assistance Program and Wellness Platform.
- Opportunities to travel internationally to meet colleagues, with Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long-haul company events.
- Full-time Monday-to-Friday work with generally no weekends or nights.
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About Canonical
Canonical publishes Ubuntu, a widely used Linux operating system for servers, cloud, desktops, and edge/IoT, along with tooling for containers, Kubernetes, OpenStack, and AI. It sells enterprise support, security maintenance, managed services, and certifications to businesses, governments, and hardware makers. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in London, the privately held company supplies Ubuntu images and tooling to major public clouds and silicon partners.